HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Surf City could be moving toward legalizing cannabis businesses after the city council voted in favor of a ballot measure that would regulate cannabis in the city. The city council voted 5–2 on March 2 to allow voters to decide in June for an up to six percent tax on commercial cannabis sales and a 1 percent tax on non-retail, including indoor cultivation and distribution. Huntington Beach currently has a ban on retail cannabis. Though this ballot initiative would not lift the ban, it would put in place regulations if the city were to lift the ban in the future. Councilman Dan Kalmick said how residents vote on this measure in June will indicate their position on legalizing the commercial sale of cannabis in the city. “It gives us basically real polling information. It tells that our voters will vote if they want the tax and I think …