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Young people and advocates press supervisors to direct cannabis tax revenue toward youth services and prevention
Summary
At the April 15 budget workshop, youth advocates and community members urged the Board of Supervisors to honor Proposition 64’s reinvestment intent and allocate unassigned cannabis tax revenues to a pilot youth program for prevention, mental health and education.
Dozens of young people and community advocates testified at the Santa Barbara County budget workshop on April 15 asking supervisors to allocate cannabis tax revenue to youth prevention and services.
The Coalition for Youth Impact and multiple individual commenters pointed to Proposition 64’s stated goal of reinvesting cannabis revenues in affected communities and urged the board to use unallocated funds — roughly $780,000 staff identified in the revenue review — to seed a pilot program…
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