Placerville, California, Measure M, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

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Measure M: Placerville Marijuana Business Tax
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local marijuana tax
Related articles
Local marijuana tax on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California
El Dorado County, California ballot measures
City tax on the ballot
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Placerville, California

A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for Placerville voters in El Dorado County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at rates of $10 per square foot for cultivation, 8 percent of gross receipts for retail businesses, and 4 percent of gross receipts for other marijuana businesses.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at rates of $10 per square foot for cultivation, 8 percent of gross receipts for retail businesses, and 4 percent of gross receipts for other marijuana businesses.

Election results

Placerville, California, Measure M, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

2,641 67.46%
No 1,274 32.54%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall the measure establishing a cannabis (marijuana) businesses tax at annual rates not to exceed $10.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation (adjustable for inflation), 8% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 4% for all other cannabis businesses; which is expected to generate an estimated $50,000 to $70,000 annually and will be levied until repealed by the voters or the City Council in order to fund general municipal expenses, be adopted?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Placerville, California.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. El Dorado County, "Measures - November 6, 2018 Election," accessed October 16, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.