To provide funding for general City services including, but not limited to, police, fire, roads, parks, and recreation, shall the City on an ongoing basis tax cannabis (marijuana) and hemp businesses at annual rates not to exceed 4% of gross receipts for all cannabis businesses, including, but not limited to, retail (estimated $200,000 annually all funds used locally), and increase the City’s appropriations limit for Fiscal Years 2020/21-2023/24 by the amount of the tax?
2, Sonoma County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 77.8% yes, 22.2% no (6,643 votes cast)
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This measure authorizes the City of Sonoma to impose an annual tax on cannabis and hemp businesses at rates up to 4% of gross receipts, with estimated revenue of $200,000 annually to fund general city services including police, fire, roads, parks, and recreation. The measure also increases the city's appropriations limit through fiscal year 2023/24 to accommodate the additional tax revenue.