Everett leaders to ponder red-light cameras, adding pot shops
EVERETT — More cannabis shops and red-light cameras could come to the city.
An Everett ordinance caps the number of cannabis retail locations at five. And a decade ago the city was set for traffic enforcement cameras before it was scrapped. City councilmembers and staff are considering the benefits and risks of possibly doubling the retail total and setting up a red-light camera program during the Everett City Council public safety subcommittee at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington after voters approved Initiative 502. Sales began in July 2014.
It’s become a big business, totaling more than $1.04 billion in sales between July 2018 and June 2019, according to data from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. Excise tax from cannabis in Snohomish County during that same period totaled more than $41 million.
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