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Cities, mayors push for higher local share of cannabis revenues in SB 5547
Summary
City officials and municipal associations testified in favor of Senate Bill 5547, saying incremental increases to the state distribution of cannabis revenues would provide predictable funds for public safety and other local services amid rising costs.
Supporters of Senate Bill 5547 told a legislative committee that modest, phased increases to the local share of cannabis revenues would provide cities with predictable funding to meet rising costs.
The bill would increase the distribution of state cannabis revenues to cities that permit cannabis businesses. Candace Bach, representing the Association of Washington Cities, testified in support, saying many cities face budgets where "expenditures are growing faster than…
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