Pasadena, California, Measure DD, Marijuana Business Tax (June 2018)
| Measure DD: Pasadena 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 Los Angeles County, California ballot measures Local marijuana on the ballot |
| See also |
| Pasadena, California |
A marijuana business tax measure was on the ballot for Pasadena voters in Los Angeles County, California, on June 5, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to tax commercial marijuana businesses at rates up to $10.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation, 6 percent of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 4 percent for all other cannabis businesses, with revenue to be used for general city purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to tax commercial marijuana businesses. |
Election results
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Pasadena Measure DD |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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19,699 | 75.95% | ||
| No | 6,237 | 24.05% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City tax cannabis (marijuana) businesses at annual rates not to exceed $10.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation (adjustable for inflation), 6% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 4% for all other cannabis businesses, to fund unrestricted general revenue purposes such as police, fire, roads and recreation; which is expected to generate an estimated $1.4 to $2.1 million annually and will be levied until repealed by the voters or City Council?[2] |
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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 Pasadena City Council.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ County of Los Angeles, "Statewide Direct Primary Election - Measures Appearing on the Ballot," accessed April 14, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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