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?
1, Ventura County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 57.2% yes, 42.8% no (398,401 votes cast)
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This ordinance allows commercial cannabis cultivation, processing, and distribution in unincorporated Ventura County, limited to 500 acres for general cultivation and 100 acres for nurseries, with sales restricted to licensed distributors only. It also establishes a 4% tax on general cannabis cultivation gross receipts and a 1% tax on nursery cultivation gross receipts.