Monterey council to consider parking tax on special election ballot, pausing cannabis permits

MONTEREY — The Monterey City Council will consider pausing the city’s cannabis retail permit process and vote on placing a parking tax on the special election ballot in June.

One agenda item on Tuesday recommends cancelling invitations to two waitlisted cannabis businesses and whether to implement a 180-day pause on processing new applications.

The council is being asked to withdraw the invitations from Infinity Assets Monterey LLC and Monterey Organic LLC.

The council approved four cannabis storefront businesses back in January 2024, then selected four to operate in May 2024. However, only two of them were able to open successfully — one in the Downtown District and another in the Lighthouse Avenue and Foam Street venue.



https://www.montereyherald.com/2026/03/02/monterey-council-to-consider-parking-tax-on-special-election-ballot-pausing-cannabis-permits/