SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IS CONSIDERING A TAX ON POT DISPENSARIES. COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE PLANNING ON ADDING A MEDICAL MARIJUANA TAX INITIATIVE TO THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. THE TAX WOULD AFFECT DISPENSARIES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY; OPERATORS OF TARGETED BUSINESSES ARE WORRIED THAT CONSUMERS WILL BUY MARIJUANA AT BUSINESSES LOCATED IN SANTA CRUZAND CAPITOLA WHICH WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE COUNTY TAX. THE TAX IS TO PAY FOR ENFORCEMENT COST OF SEVERAL NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS.
