Santa Barbara County, California, Measure T-2018, Marijuana Operations General Tax (June 2018)
| Measure T-2018: Santa Barbara County Marijuana Operations General Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| June 5, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana tax |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana tax on the ballot June 5, 2018 ballot measures in California Santa Barbara County, California ballot measures District tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Santa Barbara County, California |
A general tax on marijuana operations was on the ballot for voters in Santa Barbara County, California, on June 5, 2018. It was approved.
A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing Santa Barbara County to impose an operations tax on marijuana operators' gross receipts at the following rates:
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A no vote was a vote against authorizing Santa Barbara County to impose an operations tax on cannabis operators' gross receipts at the following rates:
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Election results
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Santa Barbara County Measure T-2018 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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66,161 | 75.83% | ||
| No | 21,091 | 24.17% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the measure adding Chapter 50A to The Santa Barbara County Code imposing a Cannabis Operations Tax on cannabis operators within unincorporated areas of the County upon their gross receipts with rates of 1% on nurseries and distributors, 3% on manufacturers, 4% on cultivators and 6% on retailers and microbusinesses, estimated to raise $5 to $25 million annually for general governmental purposes such as law enforcement, health care, parks, roads and others, with no end date, be adopted? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Santa Barbara County Counsel:
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This Measure as placed on the ballot by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara (County), which is the governing board of the County. If approved by a majority vote of the voters voting on the Measure, this Measure authorizes the County to impose a tax on cannabis operations within the unincorporated area of the County. The tax would be imposed pursuant to Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code Section 34021.5, as may be amended. Pursuant to the Ordinance, every person who engages in cannabis operations, including the cultivating, manufacturing, producing, processing, preparing, storing, providing, donating, selling, or distributing cannabis or cannabis products within the unincorporated area of the County would pay to the County Treasurer-Tax Collector a tax on the gross receipts of each of their operation's activities involving cannabis or cannabis products, as follows: 1. Nursery: 1% of gross receipts; and 2. Distributor (excluding Didstrbutor Transport Only): 1% of gross receipts; and 3. Manufacturing: 3% of gross receipts; and 4. Cultivation: 4% of gross receipts; and 5. Retail: 6% of gross receipts; and 6. Microbusiness: 6% of gross receipts. The tax would be a general tax as authorized by California Constitution Article XIII C Section 2 and Cal. Gov. Cocde Section 53723 as may be amdned. As a general tax, the revenue generated may be used for any general governmental purpose. [2] |
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| —Santa Barbara County Counsel[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 Santa Barbara County, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Office of Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk, Recorder and Assessor, "Public Exam Packets: Measure Q2018 - Lompoc Unified School District Bond Measure," accessed April 27, 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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