Suisun City, California, Measure C, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

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Measure C: Suisun City Marijuana Business Tax
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local marijuana tax
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Local marijuana tax on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California
Solano County, California ballot measures
local business tax on the ballot
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Suisun City, California

A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for Suisun City voters in Solano County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing the city to impose a tax of up to $25 per square foot and 15 percent of gross receipts for marijuana businesses.
A no vote was a vote against allowing the city to impose a tax of up to $25 per square foot and 15 percent of gross receipts for marijuana businesses.

Election results

Suisun City, California, Measure C, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

6,121 73.85%
No 2,167 26.15%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Californians voted to impose taxes on the cannabis industry. Shall the measure, imposing a local general tax on cannabis businesses at rates not exceeding 15% of gross receipts and $25 per square foot of space used for commercial cannabis activities (annually adjusted by CPI) to pay for general City services, including essential public safety, street maintenance and other City services for Suisun City residents, estimated to generate $2,000,000 annually until repealed by voters, be adopted?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

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 Suisun City, California.

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Solano County, "General Election Measures 2018," accessed October 4, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.