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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Yuba County Grand Jury
• 2024-2025
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Findings 7 findings
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The Marysville City Council has voted for and approved five (5) types of cannabis licenses: 1. Retail – storefront and delivery 2. Cultivation 3. Testing 4. Manufacturing 5. Distribution However, only two (2) types are currently active: ●Retail storefront (not including delivery), and ●Testing (laboratory).
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Combined, the city averages about eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($850,000) in sales tax revenue.
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The City of Maryville’s ordinances on the permitting of cannabis businesses require regular third- party audits and a regulatory compliance review as determined by the City Manager.
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The city requires strict security protocols with 24/7 monitoring and on-site armed security, correlating to a decrease in reported crime near these two (2) facilities, which has benefited the businesses themselves, as well as the surrounding areas and parking lots.
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Perfect Union offers a Compassion Program for those members of the community who are unable to pay for certain medical marijuana products, provided they meet specified requirements. They also support Weed for Warriors, which provides veterans with an alternative to traditional opioids and assists with peer support.
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Marysville permits one of only twenty-eight (28) cannabis testing laboratories in California. This state-of-the-art facility offers agricultural testing services, including water, soil, and pesticide analysis, as well as targeted and specified product development, such as custom formulation edibles.
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Yuba County Office of Education leverages Proposition 64 grants from revenues derived from state sales tax that are appropriated for public safety and health programs. This grant was offered exclusively to jurisdictions that permit either indoor or outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation or retail sales of cannabis products. 39
Recommendations 7
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R1Page 51The Grand Jury recommends that the City of Marysville maintain the highest standard of scrutiny for any and all permit applications that come before the Council before considering any future expansions.
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R2Page 51The Grand Jury recommends that the City Council review all cannabis monies to the General Fund that are considered in the context of other taxes and fees to make sure expenses do not exceed the revenues, should something happen with cannabis operations.
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R3Page 51The Grand Jury recommends that a financial audit be conducted and that a calendar of future financial audits be scheduled to ensure the proper amounts are being reported and that the correct fees are being collected.
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R4Page 51The Grand Jury recommends that security protocols remain in place and that cannabis dispensaries do not attract illicit drugs connected with unwanted addictions, gang or criminal activity, or other operations of drug cartels.
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R5Page 51The Grand Jury recommends that these "compassion programs” be monitored as legitimate business practices in regular reviews of permits.
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R6Page 51The Grand Jury recommends that the city maintain a climate of excellence with these labs so they can achieve the highest standards.
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R7Page 51The Grand Jury recommends that the Yuba County Board of Education be careful not to mingle these programs with other educational programs for children.