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Santa Paula, California, Measure N, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)
| Measure N: Santa Paula 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 Ventura County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Santa Paula, California |
A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for Santa Paula voters in Ventura County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at rates of up to $25 per square foot for cultivation and up to 10 percent of gross receipts for retail. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at rates of up to $25 per square foot for cultivation and up to 10 percent of gross receipts for retail. |
Election results
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Santa Paula Measure N |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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5,053 | 71.84% | ||
| No | 1,981 | 28.16% | ||
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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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Shall the City of Santa Paula adopt an ordinance enacting a tax on cannabis businesses of up to $25.00 per square foot of space utilized for cannabis cultivation/processing, and up to 10% of gross receipts from the sale of cannabis and related products, potentially generating $500,000 annually for street repair, police enforcement and other unrestricted general revenue purposes, until ended by voters?[2] |
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Santa Paula, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ventura County Recorder, "Local Ballot Measures," accessed October 18, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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