Morgan Hill, California, Measure I, Marijuana Business Tax (November 2018)

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Measure I: Morgan Hill Marijuana Business Tax
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local marijuana tax
Related articles
Local marijuana tax on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California
Santa Clara County, California ballot measures
Local business tax on the ballot
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Morgan Hill, California

A marijuana business tax was on the ballot for Morgan Hill voters in Santa Clara County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at annual rates up to $15.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation and up to 10 percent of gross receipts for all other marijuana businesses.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to tax marijuana businesses at annual rates up to $15.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation and up to 10 percent of gross receipts for all other marijuana businesses.

Election results[edit]

Measure I: Morgan Hill Marijuana Business Tax

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

12,765 79.06%
No 3,380 20.94%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure[edit]

Ballot question[edit]

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall the Morgan Hill ordinance, to fund general municipal expenses such as police, fire, roads, recreation, and drug abuse prevention, by taxing cannabis (marijuana) businesses at annual rates not to exceed $15.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation (adjustable for inflation) and up to 10% of gross receipts for all other cannabis businesses, which is expected to generate an estimated $340,000 to $750,000 annually and will be levied until repealed by the voters, be adopted?[2]

Full text[edit]

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Morgan Hill City Council on July 18, 2018.

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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Footnotes[edit]

  1. Santa Clara County, "List of Local Measures," accessed August 27, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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