Intent.
Pasadena Municipal Code § 5.28.040
in effect5.28.040 - Intent.
The intent of this chapter is to levy a tax on all cannabis businesses that operate in the city, regardless of whether such business would have been legally operating at the time the cannabis business tax was adopted. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to authorize or permit any business activity that would not otherwise be legal or permissible under laws applicable to the activity at the time the activity is undertaken, including, but not limited to, the conduct or continuance of any illegal business or of a legal business in an illegal manner.
(Ord. No. 7327, § 1, 6-5-2018)
Source: City of Pasadena, California, Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/pasadena/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BULIRE_ARTIISPBU_CH5.28CABUTA_5.28.040INFetched: 11/8/2026