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.
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.
The Board of Supervisors requires cannabis growers to pay timely quarterly taxes or lose their licenses.
Cannabis growers and operators unite in opposition to a newly proposed tax scheme based on the square footage of their licensed space.
How Roy beat Das 2-1 in their hometown, and what it could mean for cannabis.
At a June 6 hearing, county supervisors unanimously proposed not to renew business licenses if the grower misses one quarterly tax deadline.
Board votes 3-2 for another study on how to solve a six-year-old problem.
Commissioner Meagan Harmon says there are “obvious issues at the county level that must be addressed.”
“We kept our promises, and they broke theirs,” a citizens’ coalition says.