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Public speakers urge council to reject cannabis tax increase as council advances consent agenda
Summary
During public comment on the consent agenda, dozens of speakers urged the council not to raise the city's cannabis business tax, warning it would hurt patients, small businesses and equity beneficiaries; council advanced the consent agenda while one councilmember registered opposition to the tax increase.
Public comments at the March 25 meeting focused heavily on agenda item 52, a proposed increase in the city’s cannabis business tax. Dozens of callers and in-person speakers told the council that raising the tax would push consumers to the illicit market, reduce revenues from licensed businesses, and harm patients and equity-focused operators.
Speakers included veterans,…
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