Oroville, California, Measure T, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)
| Measure T: Oroville Marijuana Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana tax |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Butte County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Oroville, California |
A marijuana tax was on the ballot for Oroville voters in Butte County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing an annual gross recipets tax on cannabis businesses at rate not to exceed 10 percent, with initial rates of 5 percent on retailers and manufacturers; 4 percent on cultivators; 3 percent on distributors; 2 percent on nurseries; 0 percent on testing laboratories; and 7 percent on microbusiness to generate approximately $300,000 to $600,000 in annaul revenue. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing an annual gross recipets tax on cannabis businesses at rate not to exceed 10 percent, with initial rates of 5 percent on retailers and manufacturers; 4 percent on cultivators; 3 percent on distributors; 2 percent on nurseries; 0 percent on testing laboratories; and 7 percent on microbusiness to generate approximately $300,000 to $600,000 in annaul revenue. |
Election results
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Oroville Measure T |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,715 | 59.91% | ||
| No | 1,817 | 40.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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For unrestricted general revenue purposes such as police, fire, roads and recreation, shall the City of Oroville adopt an ordinance authorizing an annual business tax on cannabis businesses upon gross receipts at a rate not to exceed 10%, with initial rates of 5% on retailers and manufacturers; 4% on cultivators; 3% on distributors; 2% on nurseries; 0% on testing laboratories; and 7% on microbusiness generating approximately $300,000 to $600,000 annually until repealed by the voters? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Oroville City Attorney:
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Voter approval of this measure would amend the Oroville Municipal Code by adding a cannabis business tax that would take effect in the City of Oroville. The cannabis business tax would impose up to a 10% tax on gross receipts for cannabis businesses located in the City. The City Council would be permitted to impose any tax authorized by the measure at a lower rate and may establish exemptions, incentives, reductions, and interest charges for failure to pay the tax in a timely manner, as otherwise allowed by California law. All revenue generated from the measure would be deposited in the City’s General Fund, and all revenue collected from the measure would be used by the City to pay for general City operations and services. This ballot measure proposes a "general purpose tax" which requires a majority vote of the electorate for approval. The tax would be imposed on all commercial cannabis business, such as retail, manufacturing, cultivation, distribution, nurseries, and other cannabis microbusinesses located in the City of Oroville, whether related to recreational or medicinal cannabis. Payment of the tax would not be construed by the City as authorizing the conduct or permitting the continuance of any illegal business within the City, nor will this measure in itself permit any commercial cannabis activity. Nothing in the measure would imply or authorize any activities connected with the distribution, possession, or sale of cannabis unless authorized by California law and as may be specifically permitted by the City of Oroville. [2] |
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| —Oroville City Attorney[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Oroville, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ "Butte County Elections Office","Measure T," accessed September 19, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Butte County Elections, "Measure T Impartial Analysis," accessed September 24, 2018
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