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Ventura County, California, Measure O, Marijuana Permit Ordinance (November 2020)
| Ventura County Measure O | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local marijuana | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Ventura County Measure O was on the ballot as a referral in Ventura County on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing marijuana cultivation and distribution with limitations of 500 acres for cultivation of general marijuana and 100 acres for indoor nurseries, permits for sales between distributors, and a tax of 4% of gross receipts on general cultivation and 1% of gross receipts on nursery cultivation. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing marijuana cultivation and distribution with limitations of 500 acres for cultivation of general marijuana and 100 acres for indoor nurseries, permits for sales between distributors, and a tax of 4% of gross receipts on general cultivation and 1% of gross receipts on nursery cultivation. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure O.
Election results
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Ventura County Measure O |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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227,964 | 57.22% | ||
| No | 170,437 | 42.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure O was as follows:
| “ | Shall an ordinance to allow the commercial cultivation, processing, distribution and sale of cannabis within the unincorporated area of Ventura County, limited to 500 acres for indoor general cannabis cultivation and 100 acres for indoor nursery cultivation, with sales allowed between licensed distributors but not to the general public, and to impose a tax of four percent of gross receipts on general cannabis cultivation and one percent of gross receipts on cannabis nursery cultivation, be adopted? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Ventura County.
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Footnotes
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