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Mayor credits cannabis industry with a large share of Needles' recent revenue growth
Needles City Council · March 10, 2024
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Mayor Jan Jernigan said cannabis businesses and cultivators have driven job creation, boosted median incomes and contributed materially to the city budget; she described programs that allocate a share of cannabis taxes to economic development.
In her State of the City address Mayor Jan Jernigan said the growth of cannabis businesses has been a major factor in Needles’ recent economic rebound, contributing jobs and tax revenue that the city is using for development and infrastructure.
Jernigan said the city has permitted and attracted large cannabis operations and…
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