To improve general City services, such as police, fire and emergency response, parks and youth/senior services, and street repair, shall a measure enacting a tax on cannabis or hemp businesses up to $ 12.00 per square foot for cultivation, 6% of gross receipts for retail businesses, and 4% for all other cannabis or hemp businesses, generating approximately $1,000,000 - $1,400,000 annually, until ended by voters, be adopted?
2, Orange County • 2019 • M
Passed
Result: 66.7% yes, 33.3% no (3,003 votes cast)
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This measure enacted a tax on cannabis and hemp businesses in Orange, California, with rates up to $12 per square foot for cultivation, 6% of gross receipts for retail, and 4% for other cannabis businesses. The tax was projected to generate approximately $1-1.4 million annually for general city services including police, fire, parks, and street repair.