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.

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This Is A Supply Demand Mismatch, Not A Tax Issue

February 16, 2022
The Cannabis industry has come to both Sonoma County and the State of California asking for tax relief. The industry claims the recent drop in prices makes their cultivation taxes unaffordable. Taxes are not their real problem and tax relief in not the real long term solution.
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Open Letter to Senator McGuire

February 14, 2022
Senator McGuire has proposed a state-wide tax break for cannabis on the basis of the project budget excess - we ask if this if this is really how CA should be spending a (rare) windfall!
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8 Questions We Need Answers To On The Cannabis Tax Break

February 10, 2022
In February, the Board of Supervisors was asked to consider a Tax Break for the Cannabis Industry with scant data or evidence present for many of the "facts" cited. We posed 8 key questions Permit Sonoma that be believe HAVE TO BE answered before the county can even have a real conversation about the economics of cannabis.
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Fix the pot or potholes?

February 7, 2022
Neighbors write in aggrieved at likely cannabis tax break
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Cannabis tax relief is not warranted!

February 1, 2022
The Cannabis industry has come to the Board of Supervisors asking for tax relief. The industry claims the recent drop in prices makes their cultivation taxes unaffordable. Taxes are not their real problem and tax relief in not the real long term solution. In reality, their problem is not a tax problem but a supply-demand problem which is now correcting itself and prices are rebounding!
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