Victoria pot shops escape hefty licensing fee
Marijuana dispensaries in Victoria will not have to pay a premium of tens of thousands of dollars for a business licence as their Vancouver counterparts do under proposals from city staff.
While business licence costs are yet to be determined, city staff are recommending a fee based on cost recovery — likely in the range of $4,000 to $5,000.
Mayor Lisa Helps said the sooner the new business licensing bylaw is brought in, the…
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