Port Hueneme orders cannabis dispensary to show cause after years of missed payments

Port Hueneme city staff told the City Council on May 5 that Emerald Perspective Cooperative Inc., a cannabis dispensary at 100 W. Pleasant Valley Road, is out of compliance with its development agreement and owes roughly $90,834.69 to the city, and staff recommended immediate collection or revocation steps.

Tony Stewart, community and economic development director, reported that Emerald had failed to make required 5% contractual payments and had not paid its 2024 business license tax or required inspection/audit fees. Stewart provided the staff tally: the outstanding 5% contractual payments with interest total $76,216.87; an unresolved prior audit balance is roughly $7,000; an unpaid 2024 compliance inspection is $1,250; penalties for late payments from October–December 2022 total about $3,000; and a past‑due business license balance is approximately $1,642. "Consequently ... the recommendation at this time is that Emerald Perspective Cooperative Inc.…