To fund city services (public safety, roads, parks, etc.), shall the City tax cannabis (marijuana) and hemp businesses at annual rates not to exceed $10.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation (adjustable for inflation), 8% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 4% for all other cannabis businesses, should the city council legalize them at a future date; which will generate an unknown amount of revenue and will be levied until repealed?
2, Ventura County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 71.8% yes, 28.2% no (58,904 votes cast)
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The measure authorizes the City of Ventura to tax cannabis and hemp businesses at specified rates - up to $10 per canopy square foot for cultivation, 8% of gross receipts for retail, and 4% for other cannabis businesses - to fund city services, contingent on the city council legalizing such businesses in the future. The tax would remain in effect until repealed and would generate an undetermined amount of revenue.