San Joaquin County, California, Measure B, Marijuana Tax (November 2018)
| Measure B: San Joaquin County Marijuana Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 DefeatedMajority required: 66.67% |
| Topic: |
| Local marijuana tax |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California San Joaquin County, California ballot measures Local tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| San Joaquin County, California |
A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for voters in San Joaquin County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing the county to impose a tax on marijuana businesses of between 3.5 percent and 8 percent of gross receipts, as well as $2 per square foot for nurseries. |
| A no vote was a vote against allowing the county to impose a tax on marijuana businesses of between 3.5 percent and 8 percent of gross receipts, as well as $2 per square foot for nurseries. |
Election results
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San Joaquin County, California, Measure B, Marijuana Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 119,256 | 63.54% | ||
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68,430 | 36.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To support early childhood education, drug prevention, literacy, and other programs for children and youth; public health; public safety and enforcement of cannabis laws; shall an ordinance imposing a special tax on commercial cannabis businesses in unincorporated San Joaquin County at a rate of 3.5% to 8% of gross receipts, with an additional cultivation Square Footage Payment of $2.00 per square foot of cultivation space annually adjusted by Consumer Price Index (CPI) thereafter, be adopted?[2] |
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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 Joaquin County, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Joaquin County, "Local Ballot Measures," accessed October 17, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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