Cannabis marketing funding debate
Summary
The council renewed the $250,000 Emerald Village marketing deal 4-1 but agreed the budget subcommittee should devise a long-term strategy, with Meister flagging the 'double dipping' of marketing dollars plus tax rebates.
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Last discussed Jun 29, 2026.
Impact analysis
$250,000 through June 30, 2027, already budgeted for FY 2026-27.
The city's eleven cannabis licensees and the city's cannabis tax revenue base.
Councilmember Erickson argued taxpayer dollars should go instead to underfunded human services nonprofits.
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