After years of offering local weed farmers metaphorical carrots, the Humboldt County Supervisors today brought out the stick, unanimously agreeing to revoke 21 cannabis cultivation permits issued to growers who have failed to pay their Measure S taxes.
Planning and Building Director John Ford explained that the 22 growers listed in the staff report have had more than a year to enter into a payment plan for their delinquent taxes and have failed to do so. All of their state licenses have expired or been revoked.
"This group of 22 did not even put in the effort to enter into a payment plan," Ford said. "So, essentially, they have been in violation of the board's direction, county ordinance [and] the requirements of their permit since March 31 of 2024."
One of the 22 came in to the Planning and Building Department after getting notice of this pending revocation and paid a little over half of the $2,181.60 in fees owed to the department, so the board elected not to revoke that permit, leaving it suspended for the time being. (The owner has not cultivated anything on the property, Ford said.)
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