Small-scale cannabis producers seeking more control when it comes to selling and delivering their crops are getting a boost from Humboldt County's Board of Supervisors, which has approved rule changes making it easier to do cottage industry-style cannabis business. Changes to the county's cannabis ordinance designed to allow "micro-businesses" to broaden their activities were approved at the board's Nov. 18 meeting.
The changes redefine a "micro-business" as a "composite use" including non-volatile manufacturing, distribution and retail sales. Those would have to be related to cannabis cultivation of less than 10,000 square feet. The changes to respond to a lot of feedback from cannabis producers, including those who say they're often underpaid by distributors – or not paid at all.
"Most of my complaints lately have been about distributors not paying the cultivator," said Supervisor Rex Bohn, who asked County Planner Augustus Grochau if the micro-businesses will be able to sell directly to retailers.
With the changes, the county's cannabis ordinance will allow direct off-site sales under an administrative approval, Grochau replied.He said micro-businesses will also be able to deliver their own products as long as they have county clearance from the tax collector but a state transport license is still needed.
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