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County reports $1.7M in Q1 cannabis tax receipts, sets March review on odor-abatement extensions

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors · January 27, 2026
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Summary

The county reported $1.7 million in cannabis gross-tax receipts for Q1, summarized acreage-cap reductions and dispensary application status, and scheduled March hearings to review extension requests for multi-technology carbon filtration (MTCF) odor-abatement compliance.

County staff presented the first-quarter fiscal-year 2025–26 cannabis taxation, permitting and licensing report on Jan. 27. Treasurer–tax collector figures showed approximately $1.7 million collected in Q1, exceeding last year’s Q1 ($1.3 million) and representing just over 33% of the adopted annual budget ($5.1 million).

Breakdowns by operator type in Q1 included roughly $794,000 from non-outdoor cultivation (indoor/greenhouse/artificial lighting), about $500,000 from outdoor cultivation and approximately $360,000 from non-cultivation…

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