Summary
The board moved to write off millions in delinquent cannabis taxes, offer amnesty on interest and penalties, and scrap the minimum tax that small growers say is bankrupting them. Starting 2027, everyone pays a flat 2.5% of sales. Dissenting supervisors worried about lost revenue and repeatedly softening a voter-approved tax.
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Last discussed May 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
The county may forgo an estimated $900,000 to $1 million in true-up revenue for 2026, plus writing off delinquent taxes that could total $1-2 million or more.
The roughly 600 licensed cannabis cultivators still in the county program, especially small farmers who have struggled under the minimum tax.
Taxpayers who complied with the rules feel penalties were forgiven for those who didn't, and the county general fund loses revenue.
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