Citing budget concerns, Carlsbad surveys residents on taxes, cannabis – The Coast News

Haber said the city’s Capital Improvement Program has a budget of $56.2 million for the Fiscal Year 2021-22, which includes more than $23 million for a total of 21 projects, including modernizing roads, improving traffic and repairs. Staff identified 50% for wastewater and water projects, 23% for transportation, 12% for civic facilities, 9% for parks […]

Vista clean-up ordinance returns tax funds to cannabis businesses – The Coast News

In its annual audit, the city found a need for those parameters as there were several instances of miscalculated tax payments from cannabis businesses. There is a series of federal and state taxes owed — which includes an excise tax of 15% to distributors — and locally enforced costs on cannabis and cannabis-related products. Flora […]

Cannabis enforcement aims to keep weed out of kids’ hands – The Coast News Group

There are several huge differences between legal and illegal cannabis operations, one of the most significant being the products themselves. In terms of illegal dispensaries, Kamon said in past busts, MET investigators have discovered THC-infused edibles that falsely appear to be name-brand candies. At illegal grow sites, investigators have found dangerous chemicals, illegal pesticides and […]