Washington Hemp Product Tax Repeal Initiative (2016)
| Washington Hemp Product Tax Repeal Initiative | |
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| Type | Initiated state statute |
| Origin | Citizens |
| Topic | Marijuana |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Hemp Product Tax Repeal Initiative was an initiated state statute proposed for the Washington ballot on November 8, 2016. Signatures were not filed by December 31, 2015, and the initiative did not appear on the ballot.
The measure would have repealed the marijuana excise tax, which includes a 37 percent tax retail sales of marijuana concentrates, marijuana-infused products, and useable marijuana.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 749 concerns taxation of marijuana.
This measure would repeal the marijuana excise tax, which imposes a tax equal to thirty-seven percent of the selling price on retail sales of marijuana concentrates, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would repeal RCW 69.50.535, which imposes a tax equal to thirty-seven percent of the selling price on each retail sale of marijuana concentrates, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products by retailers to consumers. The repeal would also remove certain reporting requirements of the Liquor and Cannabis Board related to the excise tax.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Path to the ballot
Supporters were required to submit at least 246,372 valid signatures. If certified, initiatives to the legislature would have been sent to the state House and Senate for consideration. The Legislature would have chosen whether to enact the measure, send it to the 2016 ballot alone, or send it to the ballot alongside an alternative proposition.
See also
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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