{
 "answer": "The City of Courtenay, British Columbia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Business Licence Bylaw No. 2523 (Consolidated October 24, 2025) - cannabis retail licensing, verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000026",
 "municipality": "Courtenay",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "cannabis",
 "label": "Cannabis",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.courtenay.ca/",
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   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw No. 2523 (Consolidated October 24, 2025) - cannabis retail licensing",
   "category": "cannabis",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/2523-business-licence-bylaw-no-2523-consolidated-october-24-2025",
   "summary": "Sets the business-licence category and fee for storefront cannabis retailers (historically a separate, higher $2,500 fee vs. standard retail); a 2026 bylaw update proposed equalizing the fee by floor area like other retail.",
   "capture_sha256": "ba889b6799a47e82094fc3895f772c90380f3ee54fd4d7c22a12e8a4fe347f14",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "bylaws-bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": null,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ba889b6799a47e82094fc3895f772c90380f3ee54fd4d7c22a12e8a4fe347f14.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/courtenay/cannabis/text-ba889b6799a4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/courtenay/cannabis/"
}