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Mono County, California, Measure D, Marijuana Business Tax (June 2018)
| Measure D: Mono County Marijuana Business Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| June 5, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana tax |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana tax on the ballot June 5, 2018 ballot measures in California Mono County, California ballot measures County tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Mono County, California |
A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for voters in Mono County, California, on June 5, 2018. It was approved.
A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing Mono County to impose:
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A no vote was a vote against authorizing Mono County to impose:
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Election results
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Mono County Measure D |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,547 | 79.25% | ||
| No | 667 | 20.75% | ||
Text of measure
Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Mon County Counsel:
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The Mono County Board of Supervisors proposes “Measure D.” Approval of Measure D would, beginning July 1, 2018, impose a tax on each person engaged in a cannabis business, including cultivation, processing, manufacturing, distribution and sale, within the unincorporated area of Mono County (not within the Town of Mammoth Lakes). The tax would not apply to personal cannabis cultivation as defined in the “Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act” or to personal use of cannabis that is specifically exempted from state licensing requirements and meets specified criteria. The details of the proposed tax are contained in Ordinance ORD18-02 of the Mono County Board of Supervisors. The cannabis business tax would be levied on cultivation based upon square footage of plant canopy (including each level of canopy if plants are grown on stacked shelves) and on other cannabis businesses based on gross receipts. The tax rates for commercial cultivation are as follows:
On July 1, 2021, and on each following July 1, the maximum annual tax rate per square foot of canopy space would increase by the percentage change between January of the calendar year prior to the increase and January of the calendar year of the increase in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for all urban consumers in the Western Region as published by the United States Government Bureau of Labor Statistics. The tax on non-cultivation commercial cannabis business activity would be as follows:
The Board of Supervisors may, by ordinance or resolution, increase the tax rates for noncultivation operations from the minimum percentages stated above to the maximum percentages stated above. The cannabis business tax is a general tax enacted solely for general governmental purposes of Mono County and not for specific purposes. All of the proceeds from the proposed tax would be placed in Mono County's general fund and be available for any legal County purpose. A “Yes” vote is a vote to approve the imposition of the tax. A “No” vote is a vote against imposition of the tax. The measure requires a simple majority vote for approval.[1] |
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| —Mon County Counsel[2] | ||
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Mono County, California.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mono County Elections, "Measure D impartial analysis," accessed April 25, 2018
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