Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz said Wednesday she's planning to ask voters to approve a pot tax this fall that could raise up to $5 million annually.

Fritz announced plans for the marijuana tax at a budget session on Monday.

Extra money in the future? @AmandaFritzRN says City Council may ask voters to approve a pot tax on November ballot. — PDX City Hall Watch (@cityhallwatch) May 16, 2016

But on Wednesday, she put more details to her plan, saying a 3 percent local tax on marijuana could raise between $3 million to $5 million a year.

Fritz said she'll ask the City Council to help propose a spending plan for the money, hoping to entice voters to approve the tax. The ballot measure would be decided in the Nov. 8 general election.

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