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Santa Paula, California, Measure N, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

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Measure N: Santa Paula Marijuana Business Tax
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
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

Santa Paula, California, Measure N, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

5,053 71.84%
No 1,981 28.16%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

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]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Santa Paula, California.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Ventura County Recorder, "Local Ballot Measures," accessed October 18, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.