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Moreno Valley cannabis operators press city for documentation on annual fees after Sheets ruling
Summary
A lawyer representing local cannabis licensees asked the council for transparency and records showing the citys annual regulatory and public benefit fees are tied to actual costs, citing U.S. Supreme Court and state precedent.
A representative for cannabis businesses urged the City of Moreno Valley to disclose how it calculated annual public benefit fees and regulatory permit fees for licensed cannabis operators, saying the city has not produced sufficient documentation to show the fees are tied to actual governmental burdens.
Katie Podine, who identified herself as general counsel to Syndicate Moreno Valley, told the council that Moreno Valley charges operators more than $78,000 in…
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