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Storey County drops 3% cannabis license fee, ordinance adopted unanimously
Summary
On second reading the board adopted Ordinance 26-336 (Bill 148) reducing the county cannabis establishment licensing gross‑revenue remittance from 3% to 0%. A dispensary owner said the cut will pass to customers and staff noted state law permits but does not require the fee.
The Storey County Board of County Commissioners on March 17 adopted Ordinance 26-336 (second reading of Bill 148), eliminating a previously authorized 3% gross‑revenue remittance for cannabis establishment licenses.
Laura Mather, county counsel, explained that Nevada Revised Statutes allow counties to charge up to 3% of gross revenue for cannabis licensing but do not impose a minimum. "NRS allows counties to charge up to 3% gross revenue, but it does not put a minimum on it," Mather said during the public proceeding. During the hearing, Jess Costello, an owner of a local dispensary, told commissioners that state and local taxes already apply and that reducing the county fee to zero would translate to customer savings: "A good portion of those taxes go to the Cannabis Control Board... a decrease in taxes would be passed directly on to the customer."
The board closed the public hearing, moved and seconded the ordinance on second reading, and adopted it with all commissioners voting in favor.
Staff thanked stakeholders and said the ordinance change will be incorporated into county licensing guidance and publicly posted.
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