Government,
Civil Litigation
Jun. 10, 2021
Pot businesses challenges Sacramento fee based on alleged harm
After California voters legalized recreational use of pot with Proposition 64 in 2016, the city imposed a 1% fee on the gross receipts of cannabis businesses and authorized a study of whether these businesses caused an adverse impact.
A cannabis business has challenged a Sacramento municipal fee, claiming the city has not gone through the proper steps to show these businesses cause harm that needs mitigation.
"The nexus study the city commissioned doesn't show the impacts that the city is purporting are necessary in order to justify the fee," said John R. Garner, an attorney with Garner & Associates LLP in Willows who filed the complaint. "Despite being aware...
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