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Council requires annual renewals for all cannabis permits, adopts renewal fee but delays implementation
Summary
Desert Hot Springs voted to repeal an exemption so that retail cannabis businesses must reapply annually; the council also adopted a staff‑recommended renewal fee but suspended implementation pending clarity on a possible state tax change.
The City Council on May 6 approved changes to local cannabis regulatory rules that will require annual regulatory renewals for retail dispensaries and other cannabis facilities and adopted a user‑fee structure to support those annual reviews, while suspending implementation pending potential state action.
Staff explained that March 2024 revisions had exempted retail facilities from annual renewals while cultivation and…
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