After a State Audit, Santa Barbara County Will Tweak Cannabis Licensing
Small changes such as “blind scoring” will enhance fairness, officials said.
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Small changes such as “blind scoring” will enhance fairness, officials said.
“It’s so frickin’ complicated,” a county supervisor says.
Lee criticizes incumbent Supervisor Williams for “breaking his promise” and accepting donations from the cannabis industry.
Four pot shops in unincorporated areas were expected to open but didn’t, officials said.
Tourism taxes bring $30 million a year, and cannabis businesses accounted for $1.4 million in 2023.
The county’s cannabis industry generates $10 million less than projected.
Cannabis growers and operators unite in opposition to a newly proposed tax scheme based on the square footage of their licensed space.
The Board of Supervisors requires cannabis growers to pay timely quarterly taxes or lose their licenses.
How Roy beat Das 2-1 in their hometown, and what it could mean for cannabis.
Board votes 3-2 for another study on how to solve a six-year-old problem.