To fund general municipal expenses such as fire, safety, roads and recreation, shall the City repeal the current cannabis tax and modernize it with a new cannabis or hemp business tax at annual rates not to exceed 8% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 4% for all other cannabis businesses; which is estimated to generate $560,000 to $1,120,000 annually and will be levied until repealed by the voters?
2, San Diego County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 71.9% yes, 28.1% no (11,738 votes cast)
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The measure replaced San Diego's existing cannabis tax with a new business tax on cannabis and hemp operations, setting maximum annual rates of 8% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses and 4% for all other cannabis businesses. The tax was estimated to generate $560,000 to $1,120,000 annually for general municipal expenses and would remain in effect until repealed by voters.