CA localities with the highest and lowest weed taxes
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California City Lowers Marijuana Tax Rates
Time and again, cities have demonstrated the economic benefits of lowering cannabis tax rates. Now, it’s California City’s turn.
After Lowering Its Cannabis Taxes, Long Beach Saw a Windfall
Long Beach lowered its marijuana tax rate in 2019. It paid off.
Court of Appeal Affirms Two-Thirds Majority Not Required for Voter-Led Special Tax Initiatives
The California First District Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that special taxes do not require a two-thirds majority to pass when they’ve been placed on the ballot through a voter’s initiative.
California Voters Approve New Marijuana Tax Measures
California voters have approved at least 23 local marijuana measures. Most of them authorize taxes on cultivation, retail, distribution and/or delivery.
How Many Votes Does It Take to Pass a New Tax in California? Thanks to the California Supreme Court, Confusion Reigns.
The confusion “creates havoc for public agencies, it creates all this strange uncertainty for taxpayers and everyone else involved,” League of California Cities advisor Michael Coleman told CalMatters. “This kind of thing fuels cynicism about government.”
11 L.A. County Cities Approved Sales Tax Hikes This November
The cities of Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, and Pomona have now hit the maximum allowable sales tax rate of 10.25%.
Rising Pension Costs Drive Proposed Tax Hikes Across California
Over 100 local governments will ask voters to increase taxes on Tuesday, which is nearly twice the record set in November of 2016.
Say Goodbye to Soda Taxes for the Next 12 Years
New legislation will bar cities and counties from passing soda taxes until 2031.
Proposed TFTAA Will Seriously Limit Local Control & Taxing Authority
Avenu Insight’s special counsel Ben Fay, of Jarvis Fay Doporto & Gibson, LLP has prepared an analysis of the Tax Fairness, Transparency and Accountab