Every person engaged in a cannabis business in the city shall pay a cannabis business tax of five percent of gross receipts.
(Ord. 2216 § 3, 2020)
A cannabis business is a business that is licensed by the state pursuant to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (Business and Professions Code Section 26000 et seq.) and/or involves the retailing, wholesaling, manufacturing, distributing, cultivation or testing of cannabis or cannabis products or involves the operation of a cannabis nursery.
(Ord. 2216 § 3, 2020)
The purpose of this chapter is to impose a tax for revenue purposes. This chapter does not authorize any person to conduct any business in the city. Proceeds of the tax shall be deposited in the city's general fund and available for any municipal purpose.
(Ord. 2216 § 3, 2020)
The tax imposed by this chapter shall be administered pursuant to Division I of Title 5 of the Hawthorne Municipal Code. For purposes of this chapter, gross receipts shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.48.015 of the Hawthorne Municipal Code. This tax is in addition to any other tax imposed by the city, including the generally applicable business license tax.
(Ord. 2216 § 3, 2020)