Despite concerns about the cost of administrating it, a Humboldt County cannabis grant program will be renewed.
The discontinuation of Project Trellis's Local Equity Program was up for approval at the April 15 County Board of Supervisors meeting, but a majority of supervisors voted to continue to seek funding for it.
The program's aim is to compensate for impacts of years of law enforcement actions during the pre-legalization era. It's being used to help cannabis farmers pay their Measure S excise taxes, county fees and property taxes.
The state funds it but requires the county to pay a $100,000 match. Earlier this year, the state approved $657,000 in funding for the local program. But there's another catch beyond the match – the county's cost of administrating the grants, which is estimated at $150,000.
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