The Ceres City Council came under fire last week from Kase Manufacturing, a cannabis processor in Ceres, when time came to officially overhaul of the city's cannabis business regulations.
The firm has not been operating for eight months due to a combination of building/safety code issues and its failure to pay fees owed to the city. The council overhaul enacts a tax rate on the monthly gross receipts of cannabis related businesses in Ceres. In 2018 Ceres voters approved the ability of the city to enact a cannabis tax of up to 15 percent but the council had not set lower percentages until last week.
Also, the council took unanimous action to limit Ceres to just two cannabis dispensaries. Mayor Javier Lopez said the city can review the cap in the future as Ceres grows. Vice Mayor Daniel Martinez felt comfortable with a cap of four dispensaries but went along with the council majority who liked the cap of two.
Only one of the two existing cannabis dispensaries is in good standing with the city. City Manager Doug Dunford disclosed that Patient Care First on Angie Avenue is behind in making payments.
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