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Mayor-elect Dellums to Oaksterdam, Measure Z: “I'm here to support you” |
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Written by Richard Lee
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District 2 candidate Allison courts cannabis friendly votes
Former US Congressman, cannabis law reformer and past NORML board member Ron Dellums, became the mayor elect of Oakland winning the primary outright avoiding a runoff.
When asked about Oakland's Measure Z clubs, which first opened after Measure Z became law in November of 2004 with 65 percent of the vote, Dellums replied, “I'm here to support you.” The Oakland Regulation and Revenue Ordinance makes private sales, cultivation and use of cannabis the lowest police priority and requires the city to tax and regulate cannabis as soon as possible under state law.
{quotes right}Private membership clubs have been operating discretely and without problems{/quotes}, quietly paying taxes, creating jobs, and revitalizing Oakland, just as medical marijuana clubs had for eight years long before the city began issuing permits in 2004.
The medical marijuana outlets pay a $20,000 permit fee in addition to income and payroll taxes and collect $100,000 a year in sales taxes. The Cannabis Regulation and Revenue Oversight Board is currently developing similar rules and permit fees for Measure Z clubs.
In another important race for Measure Z voters, City Council District 2 candidate Aimee Allison is in a tight runoff with Pat Kernighan. Allison endorsed Measure Z, adding that cannabis tourism would be good for the city, while Kernighan opposed the measure.
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