Less than 37 days after a 10% tax reduction went into effect
Just over 30 days after San Jacinto’s cannabis dispensaries were to receive a reduced city tax rate of 10% of each retail item sold, they will see it increased back to the original 15% tax rate on April 1.The amendment to bring the cannabis city tax rate back to 15% was made at the February 5 regular city council meeting following discussion. More than 12 owners, employees of the local dispensaries, and residents, present at the meeting and in letters, pleaded for the city council to retain the 10% tax rate. In public comment, they argued they were afraid of losing their jobs and even their businesses because of the city's very high cannabis tax rate.After the staff made a presentation of the General Fund revenue they
