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Solvang, California, Measure F2018, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)
| Measure F2018: Solvang 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 |
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| See also |
| Solvang, California |
A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for Solvang voters in Santa Barbara 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 an initial rate of 5 percent of gross receipts with a cap of 10 percent and a maximum annual increase of 1 percent. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at an initial rate of 5 percent of gross receipts with a cap of 10 percent and a maximum annual increase of 1 percent. |
Election results
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Solvang, California, Measure F2018, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,193 | 80.83% | ||
| No | 520 | 19.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall an ordinance be adopted establishing a cannabis business tax on gross receipts of yes cannabis businesses from the sale of cannabis and cannabis products, at a rate not to exceed 10%, with initial rate of 5% and a maximum annual increase of 1% up to the maximum rate, to fund general municipal services such as street repair, parks, and law enforcement, until ended by voters? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Solvang City Attorney:
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Measure F2018 is a ballot measure placed on the ballot by the City Council of the City of Solvang. If approved by the voters, Measure F2018, would amend the Solvang Municipal Code to impose a tax ranging from an initial minimum of five percent (5%) to a maximum of ten percent (10%) on the gross receipts of cannabis businesses within the City of Solvang. Under Measure F2018, a “cannabis business” would be defined as any business, organization or facility, regardless of form, whether operating for profit or not for profit, that cultivates, processes, stores, tests, packages, labels, distributes, transports, and/or sells, dispenses or delivers cannabis, cannabis products and/or devices for the use of cannabis or cannabis products. Measure F2018 would authorize the Solvang City Council to decrease the tax rate, or to increase the tax rate subject to a maximum increase of one percent (1%) per year up to the maximum tax rate of ten percent (10%). Measure F2018 would provide administrative procedures for the collection and enforcement of the tax, and penalties for failure to pay the tax. The revenues from the increased tax imposed by this measure would be deposited into the City’s General Fund to be used for such general municipal governmental purposes as the City Council directs. Among such purposes are street repair, parks and law enforcement. The ordinance proposed by this measure will only become effective if approved by a majority of those electors voting on the measure. A YES vote approves the measure. A NO vote rejects the measure.[2] |
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| —Solvang City Attorney[3] | ||
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Solvang, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Solvang, "Ballot Measure F2018," accessed September 27, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Solvang, "Impartial Analysis," accessed September 27, 2018
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