Board debates Measure S options as growers press for permanent repeal

Oct 29, 2025

Facing $11.45 million in past-due Measure S balances and plummeting cultivation tax revenue, county staff presented options to the Board of Supervisors: repeal the cultivation excise immediately or hire a consultant to design a replacement tax. Growers urged prompt repeal.

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Humboldt County staff briefed the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 28 about sharp declines in Measure S cannabis cultivation-tax receipts and growing past-due balances, prompting a heated discussion and a board motion to pursue repeal.

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