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Council presses administration on redacted cannabis license details, asks if community meetings can be required

2085348 · January 7, 2025
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Council members raised concerns about heavy redaction in cannabis license resolutions and asked whether the city can require applicants to hold community meetings and share locations; corporation counsel and city cannabis staff said state rules restrict some disclosures but that locations and community meetings can be shared and encouraged.

Council members pressed city officials for clearer public information about proposed cannabis businesses and urged requiring community outreach from applicants.

At the pre‑meeting the council discussed a resolution of support for a cultivation/microbusiness license and a separate question about dispensary and cultivation approvals. Council members asked the administration for a list of all approved cannabis licensees, their locations and their status. Councilman Gonzales said, “How people... that might be…

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