Having raised cannabis business fees from $7,000 to $55,000 last fall, the City of Chula Vista went an extra mile in replenishing its COVID-ravaged coffers by unanimously approving a mandatory employee background check.
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- The fee increase—$320 per background check—was approved without deliberation or a staff presentation as part of the meeting’s consent calendar.
- In the 131-minute background check process, Chula Vista police charge $130 per hour, lieutenants $177, sergeants $207, and deputy city attorneys $197.
Quick Hits
- On Monday, a member of Mexico’s Senate placed a mota plant on her desk in anticipation of the nation’s impeding legalization.
Marijuana Moment - Weedmaps’ Uprooted docuseries has debuted, and its opener presents California’s tangled marijuana history in a digestible form.
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