a.No person(s) (including any applicant, owner, and/or permittee) shall have any vested rights to any permit, right, and/or interest under this Article, regardless of whether such person(s) sold, distributed, and/or otherwise engaged in acts related to the use of cannabis prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this Article.

b.Should the City Council decrease the number of cannabis business permits, the cannabis business permits chosen for nonrenewal will be determined by lottery. Any permittee in good standing that is selected for nonrenewal through the lottery will have a one (1) year grace period following the scheduled expiration of their existing term, at which time the permit will sunset and be null and void. (Ord. 3674 § 11, 2023)