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Cannabis growers urge changes to 10-year permit limit and allege enforcement misconduct by county staff

5854674 · September 25, 2025
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Summary

Two cannabis license holders used public comment to ask Lake County supervisors to change a 10-year matrix use-permit limit to a permit that runs with the business or land, and to raise concerns about alleged retaliation and mishandling of enforcement by county staff.

Two people who identified themselves as licensed cannabis operators told the Lake County Board of Supervisors during public input that county permitting and enforcement practices have hurt local growers and should change.

Richard Durham, who said he holds a cannabis license in Lake County, told supervisors that his recent inspection went well but that the county’s matrix use permit is limited to 10 years. "I'm asking the board of supervisors to... change that and make…

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