Will the City of Sacramento add a tax on pot? Should they tax pot. Those are the questions the Sacramento City Council will try to answer. The Council will debate a tax on marijuana dispensaries at tonight’s city council meeting.
The new tax proposal could be put on the November ballot and voted on by Sacramento residents. In addition to the pot tax the council’s proposal includes increasing the current taxes every business in the city. If the pot tax is enacted it will be officially called the “business operations tax” and would take effect in July 2011.
The tax would start out at 3%, go to 4% next year, and jump to 5% in the third year. The city feels they would make $850,000 in three years on the new tax.
The city voted to boycott Arizona and the backlash of that vote has created a boycott Sacramento campaign. Adding additional taxes on businesses when the city council is already creating an anti-business climate is not sitting well with some. The additional taxes will undoubtedly fuel the fire of a recall campaign that has already begun.
When asked Mayor Kevin Johnson has this to say “Yes. I support a special tax. But, I would hate to see it so steep that it alienates businesses,” said Johnson. “Three percent is quite steep as far as taxes for marijuana go. Currently, the highest is Oakland, to my knowledge.”
REGISTER TO VOTE in a few of the states with mj laws on the ballot in November. And while we’re talking, tell people to be on the watch for the “October Surprise”, some trumped-up bad “news” about marijuana that will be intended to persuade voters at the last minute. Register to VOTE and tell your friends to not fall for the “October Surprise!”
Safer than aspirin; less addictive than coffee. Register. Vote. Change things.
ARIZONA citizens can register to vote at http://w w w .azsos.gov/election/voterregistration.htm
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 3, 2010.
CALIFORNIA citizens can register to vote at
https://w w w .sos.ca.gov/nvrc/fedform/ Just fill out the form and mail it in!
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 17, 2010.
COLRADO citizens can register to vote at http://w w w .sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/ . There’s a link in the “Voter Information” section. Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 1, 2010.
GEORGIA citizens can register to vote at
http://w w w .sos.georgia.gov/elections/voter_registration/voter_reg_app.htm
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 4, 2010.
KANSAS citizens can register to vote at
https://w w w .kdor.org/voterregistration/Default.aspx
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 16 or 17, 2010.
MAINE citizens have to register in person; you can read about it at http://w w w .maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voterguide.html
In Maine, you can apparently register all the way up until election day, so Maine citizens, let’s turn out to vote!
MICHIGAN citizens can register to vote at
http://w w w .michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-50050_50420-175878–,00.html
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 1, 2010.
MINNESOTA citizens can register to vote at http://w w w .sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=204
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 10, 2010.
MONTANA citizens can check their registration status and find other information at https://app.mt.gov/voterinfo/ or get the voter registration form at http://w w w .co.yellowstone.mt.gov/elections/ (sorry, I couldn’t find a state-wide site for this. I hope this gives you a good starting point, Montana!)
NEVADA citizens can register to vote at
http://nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=76
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 12.
NORTH CAROLINA citizens can register to vote at
http://w w w .sboe.state.nc.us/content.aspx?id=23
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 7, 2010.
OREGON citizens can register online at
http://w w w .sos.state.or.us/elections/votreg/vreg.htm
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 16.
SOUTH DAKOTA citizens can get the voter registration form online at
http://w w w .sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/registrationvoting.shtm
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 10.
WASHINGTON citizens can register online at
http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/osos/en/voterinformation/Pages/RegistertoVote.aspx
Registration for the November 2, 2010 election appears to be open until October 4, 2010.
Other states: Google your State name and the phrase “voter registration” to find out how to REGISTER TODAY so you can VOTE in NOVEMBER
I hope they tax marijuana. If they get weed legalized to tax, then they could lead the rest of the states into legalizing marijuana. California did it back in the 90s with medical marijuana and can now do it with recreational marijuana