To add between $644,800 and $1,289,600 annually for unrestricted general revenue purposes such as police, fire, paramedics, parks, roads, senior programs, and other municipal services, shall a measure imposing a commercial cannabis cultivation tax (set at $15 per square foot of canopy space and potentially increasing to $25 per square foot), and imposing up to 10% tax on gross receipts of cannabis manufacturing and testing laboratory facilities, with both taxes continuing until repealed, be adopted?
2, Riverside County • 2018 • M
Passed
Result: 61.3% yes, 38.7% no (8,209 votes cast)
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This measure imposed taxes on commercial cannabis operations in Riverside, including a $15 per square foot tax on cultivation canopy space (potentially increasing to $25) and up to 10% tax on gross receipts from manufacturing and testing facilities. The taxes were projected to generate between $644,800 and $1,289,600 annually for general city services including police, fire, parks, roads, and senior programs.