Local ballot measure
De Beque 2C: A tax by the pound on medical marijuana
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Town of De Beque Ballot Issue 2C
Who is asking
Town of De Beque
On the ballot in
- Mesa County ballot: 2C
The ballot question
SHALL THE TOWN OF DE BEQUE TAXES BE INCREASED BY $40,000.00 ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR INCREASE) AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH THE LEVY OF AN OCCUPATIONAL TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $5 FOR EACH POUND OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR MARIJUANA PRODUCTS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED BY ANY MEDICAL MARIJUANA CENTER, ALSO KNOWN AS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, ANY MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION OPERATION, AND ANY MEDICAL MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURER WITHIN THE TOWN OF DE BEQUE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027; AND SHALL ALL REVENUE DERIVED FROM SUCH OCCUPATION TAX BE COLLECTED AND SPENT, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE OR EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 1 OF TITLE 29, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES OR ANY OTHER LAW?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Authorizes the new occupational tax and allows the town to collect and spend its proceeds outside applicable revenue and spending limits.
- A no vote means
- Rejects this proposed occupational tax on medical marijuana businesses.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 2A, Town of Palisade: Palisade Town Sales Tax Increase for Streets, Parks and Emergency Services
- 2B, City of Grand Junction: Grand Junction 2B: Sales tax and borrowing for the Orchard Mesa pool
- 4A, Mesa County Valley School District 51: Mesa County Valley School District 51 Mill Levy Override
- 6A, Palisade Rural Fire Protection District: Palisade Rural Fire operating levy and revenue exemption
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Key dates
- October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
- October 12: drop boxes open.
- October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
- From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026