Measure on the ballot in the 2020 California General Election in Costa Mesa.
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Get StartedA "YES" Vote on Measure Q authorizes amending Measure X to authorize the City to adopt an ordinance(s) which permits and regulates retail cannabis uses, including both both storefront (dispensaries) and non-storefront (delivery only) businesses, operating in full compliance with state and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to Bureau of Cannabis Control regulations, and which imposes a four percent (4%) to seven percent (7%) gross receipts tax on retail cannabis businesses.
A "NO" Vote on Measure Q is a vote against authorizing amending Measure X to authorize the City to adopt an ordinance(s) which permits and regulates retail cannabis uses, including both both storefront (dispensaries) and non-storefront (delivery only) businesses, operating in full compliance with state and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to Bureau of Cannabis Control regulations, and which imposes a four percent (4%) to seven percent (7%) gross receipts tax on retail cannabis businesses.
"Yes on Measure Q will establish local control, and create funding to regulate cannabis on Costa Mesa. Yes on Measure Q will provide critical additional tax revenue of approximately $3M annually to ensure public safety resources in the police and fire department, preserve our parks, maintain youth and senior programs, and help our community rebound form COVID-19 crisis.", in support of Measure Q (Learn more)
The City of Costa Mesa Retail Cannabis Tax and Regulation Measure...would amend Measure X (Ordinance No. 16-15, as amended and as codified in Costa Mesa Municipal Code, Title 9, Chapters I and VI and Title 13, Chapters IV and IX) to authorize the City to adopt an ordinance(s) which permits and regulates retail cannabis uses, defined to include both storefront (dispensaries) and non-storefront (delivery only) businesses, operating in full compliance with state and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to Bureau of Cannabis Control regulations, and which imposes a four percent (4%) to seven percent (7%) gross receipts tax on retail cannabis businesses.
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