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Cannabis regulation: DCR recommends zoning changes, fee updates and equity grants; CAO to model no-fee-increase budget
Summary
Department of Cannabis Regulation said it will submit proposed land-use changes to expand compliant locations and has transmitted a fee study to reach full cost recovery; staff also described a $3.5M state equity grant for fee waivers and business support and warned of investigative and enforcement challenges with illegal retail activity.
The Department of Cannabis Regulation told the Budget and Finance Committee on May 2 that it has transmitted a land-use amendment package and a fee-study to the council to ease locational constraints and to reach full cost recovery for licensing and compliance activities.
Why this matters: DCR licenses retail and other commercial cannabis activity in the city and enforces compliance. The city expects cannabis business tax revenue and wants a viable legal-market alternative to illegal storefronts; DCRs fees and enforcement tools determine how quickly legal businesses can form, relocate and remain compliant.
Land-use and enforcement changes: DCR said it transmitted proposed amendments (council file 20-1125-S1) to make zoning and distancing rules more closely aligned with state law and to expand the number of locations where licensed businesses can operate. The department said the amendments will also clarify how to…
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