HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Voters will decide in November to legalize the sale of marijuana in the city and tax it.
The city council voted 5–2 on July 5 to revive a ballot measure to tax cannabis businesses, which received 64 percent voter approval in June, but still failed to reach the two-thirds majority it needed.
Though retail cannabis is currently illegal in Huntington Beach, the council put the cannabis tax on the ballot so regulations could be in place in case it becomes legal.
But the council went a step further Tuesday and added another measure to legalize retail cannabis.
With the proposed measures, cannabis retailers would be taxed up to 6 percent and non-retailers taxed up to 1 percent of gross receipts on recreational marijuana. Tax is excluded on medical purchases for those aged 18 and older….