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San Bernardino, California, Measure W, Marijuana Tax (November 2018)
| Measure W: San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County, California ballot measures Local tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| San Bernardino, California |
A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for San Bernardino voters in San Bernardino County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing the city to impose a tax on marijuana businesses of up to $10.00 per square foot for nurseries and up to 6 percent of gross receipts for other businesses. |
| A no vote was a vote against allowing the city to impose a tax on marijuana businesses of up to $10.00 per square foot for nurseries and up to 6 percent of gross receipts for other businesses. |
Election results
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San Bernardino, California, Measure W, Marijuana Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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23,931 | 64.80% | ||
| No | 13,002 | 35.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall an ordinance imposing a Cannabis Business Tax of up to $10.00 per square foot for cultivators and up to 6% of gross receipts on other businesses operating in the City of San Bernardino, estimated to initially raise between $810,000 to $2,475,000 annually, with funds staying local for unrestricted general revenue purposes, including but not limited to, police services, street repairs, parks and library services until ended be adopted?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the San Bernardino City Attorney:
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On November 8, 2016, the voters of California passed Proposition 64, which legalized the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of cannabis and cannabis products within the State of California. On March 7, 2018, the City Council of the City of San Bernardino ("City") enacted Ordinance No. MC-1464 which authorizes and regulates local commercial cannabis businesses. This measure proposes a general tax for general governmental purposes on persons engaged in specified commercial cannabis business activities, to be levied at the following maximum rates: 6% on gross receipts of cannabis retail sale; 3% on gross receipts of cannabis distribution; 2.5% on gross receipts of testing; $10 per square foot on space utilized for indoor cannabis cultivation; $7 per square foot on space utilized for mixed-light cannabis cultivation; $4 per square foot on space utilized for natural light cannabis cultivation; $2 per square foot on space utilized for cannabis nursery cultivation; and 4% on gross receipts of cannabis manufacturing, processing, non-cultivation microbusiness, or any other. Beginning on January 1, 2022 and every year thereafter, the maximum tax rates described above for cultivation activities will increase by the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area as published by the United States Government Bureau of Labor Statistics. State law authorizes the City to levy a general tax if the City Council approves submission of the tax to the voters and the tax is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the entire City voting in the election. On August 1, 2018, the City Council unanimously approved submission of the tax to the voters. If a majority of the voters in the City who vote on this measure vote "Yes," the measure will pass, and the general commercial cannabis business tax will be imposed commencing January 1, 2019. The City Council of the City of San Bernardino placed the measure on the ballot. Any revenue generated by the tax will be deposited into the City's General Fund. The City Council will annually appropriate the revenue from the tax for general governmental purposes. This measure does not restrict the use of the tax revenue to any specific purpose. The tax will continue until repealed by the City Council or the voters. A "yes" vote is a vote to authorize the levy of a general commercial cannabis business tax at the maximum rates stated above for specified commercial cannabis business activities. A "no" vote is a vote not to authorize the levy of the general commercial cannabis business tax. [2] |
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| —San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections, "Measure W", accessed September 24, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections, "Impartial Analysis," accessed September 24, 2018
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