Rancho Cordova Tax on Personal Growth of Marijuana, Measure O (November 2010)
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A Rancho Cordova Tax on Personal Growth of Marijuana, Measure O ballot proposition was on the November 2, 2010 ballot for voters in Rancho Cordova in Sacramento County.[1] It was approved.
Measure O was also known as the Personal Cannabis Cultivation Tax. It was designed to impose an annual tax of $600 per square foot on indoor marijuana cultivation of up to 25 square feet and a $900-per-square-foot tax for larger areas.
The measure was proposed at the time California Proposition 19 (2010) was on the statewide ballot to legalize marijuana. Proposition 19 was defeated in the November election.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 8,777 | 55.84% | ||
| No | 6,941 | 44.16% | ||
Election results are from the Sacramento County elections division as of November 24, 2010.
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Measure O: Shall an ordinance be adopted requiring individuals cultivating cannabis (marijuana) for personal use to pay a tax to fund general municipal services, including public safety and code enforcement, in an amount not to exceed the following: 1) for indoor cultivation, from $600 to $900 per year for each square foot of area cultivated; and 2) for outdoor cultivation, from $600 to $900 per year for each 12.5 square feet of area cultivated.[2] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "Rancho Cordova asking voters to okay tax on homegrown pot for personal use," August 29, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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