By substantial margins, Pasadena voters approved two measures on Tuesday’s ballot which will authorize a limited number of commercial cannabis businesses to operate in the city and the levying of a special municipal tax upon those businesses.
Both measures passed by significant percentages: 59.9 percent of voters approved of the marijuana dispensaries being allowed in the city, while 75.5 percent approved of taxing those operations.
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Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek said that the regulation and taxation of cannabis in the city was “a ‘win-win’ for everyone.”
Now passed, Ballot Measure CC will allow and regulate cannabis sales in the city, allowing only six retail outlets, while imposing distance requirements for recreational marijuana sales from schools, residences and homes.
While the state has legalized cannabis, cities are free to create their own regulations. Until now, Pasadena had outlawed marijuana dispensaries and waged a steady war against them.
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