Pot Tax Measures Pass in Benicia & Suisun City

SOLANO COUNTY, CA – A pair of cannabis tax measures in two cities in Solano County have passed easily, according to the Solano County Registrar of Voters.

Measure C in Suisun City passed with 74.78 percent of votes and Measure E in Benicia passed thanks to 76.17 percent of the vote.

The Suisun City measure will tax up to 15 percent of gross receipts and $25 per square foot of space used for commercial cannabis activities, with revenue going to general city services. The measure needed a majority vote to pass.

The Benicia measure is a tax of up to $10 per canopy square foot for commercial cannabis cultivation and six percent of gross receipts for general city services. It also only needed a majority vote to pass.

In other races across Solano County, Measure S in Vallejo, which sought an approval of a $194 million bond to repair and update classrooms and other facilities passed the two-thirds threshold needed, collecting 68.57 percent of the vote.

In Dixon, Measure N, a half-cent sales tax for 10 years that was requested for street maintenance and roadway improvements did not pass the required two-thirds threshold for passage, collecting 62.5 percent of votes.

ALSO SEE:

• Mayoral & City Council Election Results In Solano County

• REAL-TIME RESULTS: Solano County's 2018 Midterm Election Races

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