San Bernardino, California, Medical Cannabis Restrictions and Limitations, Measure N (November 2016)
| Measure N: San Bernardino Medical Cannabis Restrictions and Limitations |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California San Bernardino County, California ballot measures |
| See also |
| San Bernardino, California |
One of three competing marijuana regulation measures was on the ballot for San Bernardino voters in San Bernardino County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of permitting medical marijuana dispensaries and regulating medical marijuana businesses by establishing a regulatory permit process that competed with Measure O and Measure P. |
| A no vote was a vote against permitting and regulating medical marijuana businesses. |
Election results
| Measure N | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 24,048 | 51.1% | ||
| No | 23,015 | 48.9% | ||
- Election results from San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the San Bernardino Medical Cannabis Restrictions and Limitations Act be enacted in the City of San Bernardino?[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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This measure is an initiative that would regulate medical marijuana businesses in the City of San Bernardino. This measure was proposed by citizens' petition. Two other measures were placed on the ballot, one also by citizens' petition, the other by the Mayor and Common Council as a proposition. This ballot measure would regulate medical marijuana businesses by establishing a regulatory permit process. The ballot measure would establish a registration system and would require the City to grant permits meeting the requirements of the measure. If there at least twenty applicants, the City will be required to grant at least twenty permits. The Mayor and Common Council would be authorized to establish fees to cover the cost of implementing the provisions of the ballot measure. The proposition would also establish a tax of five percent (5%) on gross receipts. Medical Marijuana Businesses would be:
Dispensaries would be required to be located at least 250 feet from any other dispensary. Medical marijuana businesses would be required to follow operating standards, including:
If this initiative measure and either or both the competing Council measure and other initiative measure are approved by a majority of the voters, only the measure that receives the most votes will become effective. Furthermore, if this measure is approved, the Council would not be authorized to amend or repeal the measure without voter approval. This measure must be approved by a majority of the voters and must receive a higher number of votes than the competing measures. A "yes" vote is a vote in favor of adopting the voter initiative to regulate medical marijuana businesses. A "no" vote is a vote against permitting and regulating medical marijuana businesses in the City of San Bernardino.[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 successful initiative petition campaign.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "Resolution No. 2016-176," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ 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 Office of the Registrar of Voters, "City Attorney Impartial Analysis San Bernardino Medical Cannabis Restrictions and Limitations Act," accessed October 5, 2016
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