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August 11, 2016Santa Cruz city cannabis taxSanta Cruz city cannabis taxby George Boyadjian

Santa Cruz city cannabis tax proposed for tweaks, public vote

The Santa Cruz City Council will consider updating on Tuesday it’s cannabis business tax, a move that will require a vote of the people in the November 8 election to move forward. The 7 percent cannabis tax, which received a commanding 82 percent support when it first went to voters in November 2014, is a tax whose approximately $300,000 in annual funds are used for general city purposes. The proposed changes are designed to better …

August 2, 2016Grover Beach City Marijuana Tax Ballot MeasureGrover Beach City Marijuana Tax Ballot Measureby George Boyadjian

Grover Beach City Council Approves Marijuana Tax Ballot Measure

If approved by voters in November, it would be the first municipal pot tax in San Luis Obispo County and would open the door to marijuana dispensaries and cultivation within city limits which are both currently prohibited. The marijuana tax ballot measure has a 5% tax on medical marijuana sales in the city based on gross receipts. Recreational marijuana sales and cultivation, if approved by California voters in November, would be taxed at 10% in …

August 2, 2016SAN JACINTO marijuna tax measureSan Jacinto marijuana ordinance, SAN JACINTO marijuna tax measureby George Boyadjian

SAN JACINTO: City ponders marijuna tax measure

Two tax measures could go before San Jacinto voters, but they may not affect the pocketbooks of most residents. City Council members are expected to decide Tuesday if the electorate will be asked in November to approve a marijuana tax and increase the hotel tax. Mayor Andrew Kotyuk said both proposals show the city is looking at the effects of marijuana’s possible legalization in California and future growth in the city. “We want to be …

July 29, 2016Hayward marijuana tax proposal, San Leandro marijuana tax proposalHayward marijuana tax proposal, San Leandro marijuana tax proposalby George Boyadjian

Hayward, San Leandro marijuana tax proposals on ballot

Hayward and San Leandro voters will decide whether to tax marijuana sales in their cities if recreational use is legalized in California. Both councils agreed to put the proposed taxes on the November ballot to collect the potential revenue as soon as possible. Also on the ballot is Proposition 64, which would legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana. At its July 19 meeting, the Hayward City Council agreed unanimously to let voters decide whether …

July 29, 2016Salinas, Salinas medical cannabis permitsSalinas medical cannabis permitsby George Boyadjian

Salinas mulls over applicants for medical marijuana industry

First came the legalization of medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing and delivery services in Salinas. Now comes another thorny question: How much will these businesses be taxed? Salinas residents will have a chance to cast their vote on a marijuana business tax in the Nov. 8 general election. For cultivators, the city proposed a rate of $15 per square foot for plant canopy, or square footage, for the first three years, with a cap at …

July 27, 2016San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo County marijuana cultivation ordinanceSan Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo County marijuana cultivation ordinanceby George Boyadjian

San Luis Obispo County could adopt urgency marijuana cultivation ordinance

A split San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors directed staff Tuesday to develop an urgency ordinance regulating the cultivation of medical marijuana that, if adopted, could be on the books until the elected officials pass permanent rules. With a 3-2 vote — Supervisors Adam Hill and Bruce Gibson dissented — the board directed county staff to come back with rules next month banning any new plantings of medical marijuana countywide and, also, prohibiting grows of any …

July 27, 2016Bishop City marijuana ordinanceBishop City marijuana ordinanceby George Boyadjian

Bishop City marijuana ordinance not passing

By Deb Murphy Bishop City Council just said no to most elements of the state’s recreational marijuana legislation at Monday’s meeting, but will be doing more research and constituent-talking on indoor cultivation and delivery within the city limits. Council wrapped itself around an axle on allowing cultivation for medicinal use late last year, in the end opting to take a wait-and-see approach. The waiting period has ended with predictions that Proposition 64, legalizing recreational pot, …

July 27, 2016Bakersfield marijuana initiative, Bakersfield marijuana measureBakersfield marijuana initiative, Bakersfield marijuana measure, Bakersfield marijuana ordinance, Bakersfield's marijuana dispensaryby George Boyadjian

Bakersfield marijuana initiative won’t make November ballot

Bakersfield’s Marijuana Initiative won’t be added to the already bulging November ballot despite 22,000 residents having signed petitions supporting the measure. The proposal to replace the City of Bakersfield’s marijuana dispensary ban with state regulations just hasn’t attracted enough qualified signatures yet. Kern Citizens for Patient Rights, which has spent nearly $60,000 on the effort, needs at least 15,438 verified signatures for its measure to qualify for a ballot. That’s at least 10 percent of the 154,375 people …

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Santa Cruz city cannabis tax proposed for tweaks, public vote

Grover Beach City Council Approves Marijuana Tax Ballot Measure

SAN JACINTO: City ponders marijuna tax measure

Hayward, San Leandro marijuana tax proposals on ballot

Salinas mulls over applicants for medical marijuana industry

San Luis Obispo County could adopt urgency marijuana cultivation ordinance

Bishop City marijuana ordinance not passing

Bakersfield marijuana initiative won’t make November ballot

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