The regulatory landscape around Cannabis in Sonoma County and California more broadly is evolving rapidly. Follow our blog for the latest in commentary and analysis of the evolving issues and regulation.
Bennett Valley residents address BOS's Cannabis Framework
March 17, 2022
The residents of Bennett Valley submitted a detailed review of the Cannabis Policy Update Framework.
Read MoreIts year 3 of the drought - where is the focus on water?
March 14, 2022
An open request to the Board of Supervisors: In this 3rd year of a climate-driven drought, instead of hiring new staff to expedite cannabis permitting, the County should focus on completing the required baseline analyses of existing conditions. For water availability, the Baseline should quantify current drought-related water supplies versus existing residential, industrial, and wine industry demands.
Read MoreFour Topics the Cannabis Framework may have missed the mark on
March 12, 2022
The Cannabis Policy Update Framework did a great job of taking stakeholder concerns and requests into account, but in four areas we are concerned the framework is steering the county to a another poor outcome.
Read MoreCannabis Ordinance Draft Framework -- a good start but BOS needs to support critical sections
March 9, 2022
The county recently released their Cannabis Ordinance Framework Proposal. We review the 16 proposed elements and highlight where we would like to see the Board of Supervisors take further action to ensure this next version of the ordinance meets the needs of all constituents.
Read MoreHumboldt tax break will erase $13M from county budget
March 7, 2022
In their ability to weather the emerging cannabis market, Sonoma cannabis operators share many similarities with Humboldt’s growers. Humboldt just approved an 85% tax reduction for growers -- erasing $13M from their budget. Instead of cannabis subsidizing communities, taxpayers will now be subsiding unprofitable, uncompetitive cannabis cultivation -- and living with worse enforcement.
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