Post by Logan on Jun 7, 2016 18:56:00 GMT -6
Tacoma will end its hands-off approach to unlicensed marijuana retailers July 1.
Beginning that day, Tacoma tax and license compliance officers will inspect all known marijuana retailers in Tacoma and issue suspension letters to those operating without a state license, forcing them to shut down immediately.
In a memo sent to City Manager T.C. Broadnax and included in his June 2 weekly report to the City Council, finance director Andy Cherullo outlined Tacoma’s enforcement strategy ahead of the upcoming deadline for marijuana operators to get a state license or shut down. If caught operating after getting a suspension letter from the city, they could face a fine of $250 a day.
“When we started this effort we sent letters to everybody saying ‘Hey, this is going to be happening,’ so it’s not like people don’t know this is coming, and prior to doing anything we’ll probably send letters again,” Cherullo said. “Either you have your license and you know you’re OK to operate or you don’t have one and you know we’ll be coming to close you down.”
Read more here: www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/marijuana/article82163372.html
Beginning that day, Tacoma tax and license compliance officers will inspect all known marijuana retailers in Tacoma and issue suspension letters to those operating without a state license, forcing them to shut down immediately.
In a memo sent to City Manager T.C. Broadnax and included in his June 2 weekly report to the City Council, finance director Andy Cherullo outlined Tacoma’s enforcement strategy ahead of the upcoming deadline for marijuana operators to get a state license or shut down. If caught operating after getting a suspension letter from the city, they could face a fine of $250 a day.
“When we started this effort we sent letters to everybody saying ‘Hey, this is going to be happening,’ so it’s not like people don’t know this is coming, and prior to doing anything we’ll probably send letters again,” Cherullo said. “Either you have your license and you know you’re OK to operate or you don’t have one and you know we’ll be coming to close you down.”
Read more here: www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/marijuana/article82163372.html