2024 Cannabis Update
Presented by: Gabriel Elliott, Community Development & Housing Director Stephanie Castro, Economic Development Project Manager
Current Status
CBP# Business Name DBA Address License Type Issued
20-004 Jiva Cookies 494 W. Orange Show Lane Retail 9/2020 21-002 Captain Jacks 100 W. Hospitality Lane Retail 9/2021 21-003 Shatter 350 W. 5th Street Retail 9/2021
22-003 RD San Bernardino Higher Ground 240 E. Redlands Blvd Retail 6/2022 22-004 PTRE Management Culture 225 S. Airport Drive Retail 7/2022 23-002 EEL Holdings Catalyst 506 W. Inland Center Drive Retail 8/2023 23-003 SB Pharma The Row House 1975 Diners Court Retail 10/2023 23-004 Ashe Society ASHE 444 N. H Street Retail 2/2024
19-001 Blunt Bros / Ikanik Farms PACKS 2211 S. Hunts Ln. (K – O) Micro (R) 10/2019 20-002 Pure Dispensaries Haven 164 W. Redlands Blvd. Micro (R) 7/2020 20-003 Nibble Easy Stiiizy 1181 S. E Street Micro (R) 8/2020 21-001 Nibble 390H Stiiizy 390 N. H Street Micro (R) 1/2021 22-002 Central Avenue Nursery Sky Club 723 S. Allen Street Micro (R) 5/2022 24-002 SOCA Farms 654 S. Lincoln Avenue Micro (R) 3/2024 22-005 GWC Real Estate Joshua’s Healing Garden 741 S. Lugo Avenue Cultivation 12/2022 23-001 Accessible Options 151 N. E Street Cultivation 6/2023 Total 16
“Use It or Lose It” (Reso 2020-253)
18-0035 RZNHEAD 1090 S. Arrowhead Ave Micro (R)
Forfeitures & Revocations
18-0012 Orange Show Cultivators Forfeited 764 S. Inland Center Drive Micro 18-0048 14 Four Forfeited 435 E. Park Center Circle Cultivation 20-001 Empire Connect / Herban
Kulture Revoked 764 S. Inland Center Drive. Retail
22-001 Have a Heart Hightimes 590 S. E Street Retail 2/2022 16 Commercial
Cannabis Businesses
• 8 Stand Alone
Retail
• 6 Micro with Retail
• 2 Cultivation
1 Revocation
2 Forfeitures
1 Pending Surrender
Current Status
Revenues
Since FY 19/20 - $726,477
• Applications
• Live Scans
• Background Checks
• Annual Regulatory Fees
FY 23/24 – Came in under
the anticipated $255,000 due
to closures
FY 24/25 into FY 25/26 – will
stabilize
FY 19/20 FY 20/21 FY 21/22 FY 22/23 FY 23/24 FY 24/25 FY 25/26
0.00 50,000.00
100,000.00
150,000.00
200,000.00
250,000.00
300,000.00
Cannabis Revenues
Annual Regulatory Fee & Applications Anticipated
Revenues
FY 19/20 – No Tax Collected
FY 20/21 – $1.2M
FY 21/22 - $4.3M
FY 22/23 - $2.5M
FY 23/24 – $2.0M Collected
& $2.8M Anticipated
FY 24/25 into FY 25/26 –
projected $3.7M
FY 19/20 FY 20/21 FY 21/22 FY 22/23 FY 23/24 FY 24/25 FY 25/26
0.00 500,000.00
1,000,000.00
1,500,000.00
2,000,000.00
2,500,000.00
3,000,000.00
3,500,000.00
4,000,000.00
4,500,000.00
5,000,000.00
Cannabis Tax
Collected Anticipated
Cannabis Taxes
Cannabis Tax Ordinance MC-15-01
August 2018 - The amount of revenue generated for the General Fund is approximately $810,000 to $2,475,000 annually according to industry trends, however, impacted by considerable variations including the number and types of issued licenses, pricing, and productivity of operators.
FY 24/25 – The City will have surpassed the original projections in Cannabis Tax Collections.
Crime Stats
219 Reporting Districts within City Limits
16 Permitted Locations
130 Total Calls for Service
False Alarms, Collision Reports, Vandalism and other related calls 20 Reports Taken
2 incidents of theft at a licensed dispensary
Task Force
48 Elicit & Illegal Closures
• Marijuana Dispensaries
• “Seshs”
• Indoors Grows
Work done in collaboration with San Bernardino Police Department and other State agencies, including the California Department of Tax & Fee Administration (CDTFA)
• 9 open and ongoing investigations
Updates
Overall Process
• Development Code Amendment – October 2022
Streamlined Land Use Tables within the Development Code Financial & Compliance Audits
• Audits anticipated to be completed by October 2024
Program Maintenance & Operator Success
• Focus on current program
• Strengthening partnerships with existing operators
• Provide needed support to remain compliant
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council receive and file this update.
QUESTIONS?