Shall the measure supporting early childhood education and youth programs, including literacy, gang reduction, after-school programs, and drug prevention, with emphasis on children facing the greatest disparities, and promoting public health, homeless mitigation, and enforcing cannabis laws; imposing a special tax on commercial cannabis businesses in unincorporated San Joaquin County at a rate of 3.5% to 8% of gross receipts, including a $2.00 cultivation Square Footage Payment be adopted? (Annual revenue estimate: $250,000.00) (Duration: Until repealed.)
1, San Joaquin County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 64.7% yes, 35.3% no (274,483 votes cast)
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This measure would impose a special tax of 3.5% to 8% of gross receipts on commercial cannabis businesses in unincorporated San Joaquin County, plus a $2 per square foot cultivation fee, to fund early childhood education, youth programs, public health initiatives, and cannabis law enforcement. The measure failed despite receiving 64.7% yes votes, likely because it required a two-thirds supermajority to pass as a special tax.