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Riverside sets $7,511 application fee for commercial cannabis testing labs amid mixed council votes

Riverside City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a flat $7,511 commercial cannabis testing laboratory permit application fee after staff presented a market‑comparison and staff‑time analysis; the measure passed 5–2 with Wards 4 and 6 dissenting.

Riverside — The City Council on Nov. 18 adopted a fee of $7,511 for commercial cannabis testing laboratory permit applications, a staff‑recommended flat charge intended to recover the city's administrative and review costs.

Planning staffer Jennifer Lilly, filling in for absent staff, said the proposed flat fee is based on a market basket comparison and a cost analysis of staff time, background checks and…

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