Edmonton looking at charging pot shops large licensing and permit fees

City officials are recommending charging Edmonton pot stores fees more than 15 times higher than the amount paid by similar operations.
Recreational weed outlets should pay $5,600 for a development permit and $2,500 for a business licence, compared to a total of $512 assessed on comparable companies, according to a report released Friday.
“(This) will provide for the recovery of direct costs incurred by the development services branch as it prepares for legalization,” the report says