But supporters of marijuana decriminalization — even some Republicans who voted against the Democratic legislation — said Friday that the vote was a necessary step toward building consensus on something that can become law. The Democrats’ bill would remove marijuana from the federal government’s list of controlled substances, impose an 8% tax on cannabis products, […]
In a letter late last year to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro-Tempore Toni Atkins and Speaker Anthony Rendon, 30 cannabis industry professionals demanded that lawmakers work to reduce the taxes and to eliminate the cultivation tax. Last year, he says, many jurisdictions added licensing operations, leading to significantly more canopy. Santa Barbara, for example, […]
The measure is going out to voters at a time when the City is projecting the pandemic-related recession and budget crisis will last for at least the next four years. A half-cent sales tax increase that would have brought an estimated $6 million annually into the city’s general fund was also planned for the ballot, […]