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Humboldt supervisors approve 4‑year payment plan for overdue Measure S taxes, move to revoke noncompliant permits
Summary
After lengthy public testimony from local cultivators and industry groups, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to begin revocation proceedings for permit-holders who have not entered payment plans by Dec. 31, 2025, and to allow those who enroll to pay 25% of their outstanding Measure S balance annually over four years.
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 on Dec. 9 to begin suspending and later revoking cannabis permits for growers who have not engaged with the county’s payment process for overdue Measure S (cannabis excise) taxes, while offering a four‑year repayment pathway for those who do.
John Ford, director of the Planning and Building Department, told the board the county tracks about 1,006 total permits and that roughly 815 permit-holders currently owe Measure S taxes in some status, including active permits, interim permits and revoked/suspended permits. Ford said the department planned to issue 518 suspension notices in early January and to move groups of revocation items to the board beginning in February if recipients do not engage.
“Every number up there represents a person,” Ford said, urging the board that staff could “slow the roll” on…
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