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Trinity County, California, Measure G, Marijuana Tax (November 2020)
| Trinity County Measure G | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local marijuana tax and County tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Initiative | Origin Citizens |
Trinity County Measure G was on the ballot as an initiative in Trinity County on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing a tax on marijuana cultivation at a rate of $15.44 per pound for flowers, $4.59 per pound for leaves, $2.16 per pound for fresh plants, and 2.5% of gross receipts for those with a marijuana retail license, maintaining a maximum tax rate of 25% for the first 100 pounds, 50% for 100-400 pounds, 75% for 400-1,000 pounds, and a tax at the full rate for more than 1,000 pounds. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing a tax on marijuana cultivation at a rate of $15.44 per pound for flowers, $4.59 per pound for leaves, $2.16 per pound for fresh plants, and 2.5% of gross receipts for those with a marijuana retail license, maintaining a maximum tax rate of 25% for the first 100 pounds, 50% for 100-400 pounds, 75% for 400-1,000 pounds, and a tax at the full rate for more than 1,000 pounds |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure G.
Election results
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Trinity County Measure G |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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4,293 | 70.45% | ||
| No | 1,801 | 29.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure G was as follows:
| “ | Shall an ordinance establishing a Cannabis cultivation tax of $15.44/lb for flowers, $4.59/lb for leaves, $2.16/lb for fresh plants and tax of 2.5% of gross sales by the holder of a Cannabis retail license be established? For Cannabis cultivation, the first 100 pounds shall be taxed at no more than 25% of the full rate, 100 pounds through 400 pounds shall be taxed at no more than 50% of the full rate, 400 pounds through 1,000 pounds shall be taxed at no more than 75% of the full rate and more than 1,000 pounds shall be taxed at full rate. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a successful citizen initiative petition drive.
See also
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Footnotes
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