{"id":111682,"date":"2022-11-09T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=111682"},"modified":"2022-11-09T15:37:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T23:37:54","slug":"la-county-voters-back-cannabis-business-tax-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/11\/09\/la-county-voters-back-cannabis-business-tax-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"LA County voters back cannabis business tax measure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cannabis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109911\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cannabis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cannabis.jpg 960w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cannabis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cannabis-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County voters threw their weight behind a proposal that will impose business taxes on cannabis operations in unincorporated areas, once such businesses are permitted.<\/p>\n<p>The county is still developing regulations for cannabis operations in unincorporated areas, with an ordinance expected to come before the Board of Supervisors next year.\u00a0In the meantime, voters on Tuesday approved <em>Measure C<\/em>, establishing a tax schedule for such businesses when they eventually become permitted.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal set a series of initial tax rates &#8212; 4% for gross receipts for retail operations, 3% for manufacturing and distribution, $4 per square foot for mixed light cultivation and $7 per square foot for indoor cultivation.\u00a0According to county staff, the levies will initially generate an estimated $10.36 million a year. Those rates will be in effect until July 1, 2026, after which the ordinance outlines additional increases in the rates.<\/p>\n<p>Although regulations for cannabis operations in unincorporated areas are still being developed, county staff indicated the initial plan will likely allow for up to 25 storefront retail cannabis businesses countywide, 25 delivery retail businesses, 10 indoor\/mixed light cultivation establishments, 10 manufacturing businesses, 10 distribution facilities and 10 testing laboratories.\u00a0The businesses are expected to be distributed equally in each of the five supervisorial districts.<\/p>\n<p>Supervisor <strong>Kathryn Barger &#8212; <\/strong>whose district includes the Antelope Valley, a hot spot of illegal marijuana operations &#8212; said in August the tax measure does not mean there will a proliferation of outdoor grows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The approach we&#8217;ve adopted will equitably distribute legal cannabis businesses in each supervisorial district and specifies that cannabis cultivation will only be permitted indoors &#8212; not outdoors in greenhouses,&#8221; Barger said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our board must be clear: we will not tolerate illegal cannabis operations. Growers who operate illegally undermine our efforts to create a regulated and responsible cannabis industry, and often do so at the expense of the rural communities I represent. I&#8217;m firmly committed to upholding the law and will corral all available resources to enhance enforcement and abatement efforts,&#8221; Barger continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County voters threw their weight behind a proposal that will impose business taxes on cannabis operations in unincorporated areas, once such businesses are permitted. The county is still developing regulations for cannabis operations in unincorporated areas, with an ordinance expected to come before the Board of Supervisors next year.\u00a0In the meantime, voters on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1499,1496,23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111682"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111682"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111683,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111682\/revisions\/111683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}