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Cannabis licensing growth and staff bottlenecks draw calls for targeted investments
Summary
County and industry speakers reported around 300 active cannabis licenses, projected revenue increases for the cannabis tax, and urged the county to add staff in the community development/environmental health divisions to clear application backlogs and support licensing growth.
Owners, industry representatives and county staff discussed the cannabis permitting program during department head presentations and public comment, highlighting steady license counts, projected tax revenue increases and a backlog of applications that some speakers said requires additional staff.
Community Development interim leadership reported the county’s cannabis program is “steady” at roughly the low‑300s of licenses and that environmental health and permitting work have associated revenue streams. An industry speaker said the county is seeing about $900,000 in carryforward and that projected cannabis tax receipts were budgeted to increase by $100,000 for the…
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