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Oregon bill would strip farm tax break for land tied to illegal cannabis grows
Summary
Senate Bill 347A would remove farm-use special assessment eligibility for farmland when the owner receives a final civil penalty or conviction for illegal cannabis cultivation, supporters told the House Committee on Revenue on June 11.
Senator David Brock Smith told the House Committee on Revenue on June 11 that Senate Bill 347A, which passed the Senate unanimously, aims to disincentivize illegal cannabis operations by removing the farm-use special assessment from farmland where an owner receives a final civil penalty or conviction for illegal cultivation.
"Literally, and in many cases, bags of cash are coming in, cartels are coming in, they're taking over, farmland," Senator David Brock Smith said, adding that illegal grows in parts of southern Oregon have involved "human trafficking" and damage to land and water access. He described the bill as "one tool"…
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