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Pacifica, California, Marijuana Operation Tax, Measure G (November 2017)
| Measure G: Pacifica Marijuana Operation Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 7, 2017 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana tax |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana tax on the ballot November 7, 2017 ballot measures in California San Mateo County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Pacifica, California |
A marijuana operation tax was on the ballot for Pacifica voters in San Mateo County, California, on November 7, 2017. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of taxing local marijuana businesses at an initial rate of 6 percent of gross receipts, with a maximum rate of 10 percent, thereby fulfilling a prerequisite to authorize marijuana operations in Pacifica. |
| A no vote was a vote against taxing local marijuana businesses at an initial rate of 6 percent of gross receipts, with a maximum rate of 10 percent, thereby fulfilling a prerequisite to authorize marijuana operations in Pacifica. |
Measure G was designed to fund general purposes in the city of Pacifica. Along with implementing the marijuana operation tax, Measure G allows the city to adopt Ordinance Nos. 818 and 819, which authorize marijuana retail, marijuana cultivation for personal use, testing, and manufacturing operations in Pacifica.[1]
Election results
| Measure G | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 8,588 | 78.76% | ||
| No | 2,316 | 21.24% | ||
- Election results from San Mateo Office of Chief Elections Officer
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall an ordinance establishing a Marijuana Operations Tax at the rate of 6% of a Marijuana Operation's gross receipts, which may be decreased or increased after two years to a maximum of 10% by the City Council, to help fund municipal services, including police and fire protection services, emergency medical services, park, recreation, and street maintenance services, with no sunset date and estimated to generate $360,000 annually in tax revenue, be adopted?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Pacifica City Attorney:
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If adopted by the voters, Measure G would establish a new excise tax on marijuana operations by adopting an ordinance that would add a new Chapter 18 to Title 3 entitled "Marijuana Operation Tax" to Pacifica's Municipal Code. Under Measure G, marijuana operations would initially be taxed at the rate of 6% for each one dollar of a marijuana operation's gross receipts. This tax may be decreased or increased up to a maximum of 10%, if after the second anniversary of the effective date of the tax, such decrease or increase is approved by a majority vote of the total membership of the City Council. The proposed Marijuana Operation Tax is a general tax, and therefore the revenues from the tax would be placed in the City's general fund and used for general governmental purposes. Marijuana operations are defined broadly to include all businesses that cultivate, possess, manufacture, process, store, test, label, transport, distribute, deliver, or sell marijuana or marijuana products. The proposed tax will only be imposed on marijuana operations and will not be imposed on patients or persons who purchase or acquire marijuana for personal use. In conjunction with placing Measure G on the ballot, the City Council also adopted Ordinance Nos. 818 and 819 which authorize subject to certain restrictions the following: the cultivation of marijuana for personal use, marijuana retail, testing and manufacturing operations. Ordinance Nos. 818 and 819, however, will not become effective unless this Measure G is passed by the voters at the November 7, 2017 election. In order for the Marijuana Operation Tax to be approved, the voters must adopt Measure G by a majority (greater than fifty percent (50%)) vote. A "yes" vote is a vote to adopt the Marijuana Operations Tax. A "no" vote is a vote against adopting the Marijuana Operations Tax and there would be no excise tax imposed on marijuana operations. Moreover, if Measure G is not approved by the voters, Ordinance Nos. 818 and 819, which authorize marijuana operations in the City, would not become effective and marijuana operations would not be authorized in the City of Pacifica. [2] |
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| —Pacifica City Attorney[1] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Support
Supporters
The following individuals signed the official argument in favor of the measure:
- Mayor Mike O'Neill
- Mayor Pro Tempore John Keener
- Councilwoman Sue Digre
- Councilwoman Sue Vaterlaus
- Councilwoman Deirdre Martin
Arguments in favor
The following official argument was submitted in favor of the measure:[3]
Opposition
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a unanimous vote of the Pacifica City Council on June 26, 2017.[1]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shape the Future, "Resolution No. 33-2017," accessed September 21, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Shape the Future, "Argument in Favor of Measure G," accessed October 26, 2017
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