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San Carlos, California, Measure NN, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)
| Measure NN: San Carlos Marijuana Business 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 Mateo County, California ballot measures Local business tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| San Carlos, California |
A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for San Carlos voters in San Mateo County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to enact an excise tax on marijuana businesses at rates of up to 10 percent on gross receipts to fund general city purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to enact an excise tax on marijuana businesses at rates of up to 10 percent on gross receipts to fund general city purposes. |
Election results
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San Carlos Measure NN |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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11,775 | 78.15% | ||
| No | 3,292 | 21.85% | ||
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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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To protect the quality of life in San Carlos by providing services and improvements needed to accommodate residents, enhance public safety, community development, parks and recreation programs, street repair and traffic circulation, and for unrestricted general revenue purposes, shall an ordinance be adopted establishing an ongoing excise tax on any cannabis business that opens, up to 10% of gross receipts of each business, estimated to provide approximately $200,000 annually per cannabis business?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the San Carlos City Attorney:
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If approved by the voters, Measure NN would adopt an ordinance that would amend San Carlos Municipal Code Chapter 8.09 to enact an excise tax on cannabis businesses of up to 10% of each cannabis business' gross receipts with funds to be deposited in the City's general fund and used for unrestricted general revenue purposes. Under this proposed measure, permitted cannabis businesses could be taxed at the rate of up to 10% for each one dollar of a cannabis business gross receipts. This tax may be decreased or increased up to the 10% maximum without a new vote by the City's electorate. The proposed Cannabis Business Tax is a general tax and therefore the revenues from the tax would be placed in the City's general fund and used for unrestricted revenue purposes as required by law. Cannabis businesses are defined as those cultivating, transporting, dispensing, manufacturing, producing, processing, preparing, storing, testing, providing, donating, selling, or distributing cannabis or cannabis products by commercial cannabis businesses in the City. Measure NN does not permit any cannabis business. Before commencing operations, a cannabis business must apply for a commercial cannabis business permit under chapter 8.09 of the City Municipal Code and obtain a conditional use permit for the specific business location from the Planning Division in compliance with the zoning ordinance under Chapter 18 of the City Municipal Code. Currently, there are no cannabis businesses legally operating in the City of San Carlos. If Measure NN were approved, it is anticipated that a business that received both a commercial cannabis permit and the separately required conditional use permit would generate approximately $200,000 in tax revenue annually. Measure NN does not change, amend, or affect the city zoning ordinance which specifically does not allow retail cannabis businesses in the City of San Carlos. The proposed cannabis business tax will only be imposed on permitted cannabis businesses and will not be imposed on patients or persons who purchase or acquire cannabis for personal use. The proposed Cannabis Business Tax is a general tax with the funds to be deposited in the City's general fund used for unrestricted general revenue purposes. To be approved the voters must adopt Measure NN by a majority (greater than fifty percent - 50% vote). A "Yes" vote is a vote to adopt the Cannabis Business Tax. A "No" vote is a vote against adopting the Cannabis Business Tax and there would be no excise tax imposed on cannabis businesses. This measure was placed on the ballot by a resolution of the City Council and is hereby submitted to the Elections Officials in conformance with Section 9280 of the California Elections Code.[2] |
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| —San Carlos City Attorney[1] | ||
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 Carlos, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Mateo County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder and Elections, "November 6, 2018 Election Information," accessed October 8, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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