Information related to cannabis regulations can be found by clicking on the links below or by accessing the City’s Municipal Code:

• Chapter 3.50 Cannabis Business Tax

• Chapter 5.101 – Commercial Cannabis Business Regulatory Permits

• Chapter 8.38 – Personal Use of Cannabis

• Chapter 25.16 – Commercial and Industrial Districts

• Chapter 25.18.040 – Use Matrix for Downtown Districts

• Chapter 25.34.120 – Cannabis Business and Personal Cultivation

Palm Desert Cannabis Tax Forms

• Cannabis Manufacturing Facility Tax

• Cannabis Gross Receipts Tax

• Cannabis Cultivation Facility Tax

For information about paying the monthly cannabis taxes, please contact the City of Palm Desert Finance Department using the information below:

• Finance Cash Receipts Team
• Phone: 760-346-0611, ext 320
• Email: FinanceCR@palmdesert.gov

To learn more about the City’s tax rate for commercial cannabis, please use Resolution No. 2023-005 Cannabis Revised Tax Rates. The City Council adopted the Resolution on February 16, 2023. The City imposed cannabis business-related taxes based on the type, which can also be found on the City’s Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter 3.50 Cannabis Business Tax click here. 

• Ten dollars ($10) per square foot of space utilized in connection with cannabis cultivation businesses

• Two ($0.02) cents for each $1.00 of gross receipts for cannabis manufacturing businesses

• Five ($0.05) cents for each $1.00 of gross receipts for cannabis retail businesses

Returns and remittances are due monthly. The return shall be filed not later than the close of business on the day, that is, thirty (30) calendar days following the last day of the earlier calendar month. At the time of the tax return is filed, the full amount of the tax owed for the preceding calendar month shall be submitted to the Finance Department