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Humboldt County commissioners continue two cannabis permit items amid water-allocation and odor concerns
Summary
The Planning Commission continued consideration of two conditional use permits tied to cannabis cultivation—Cisco/Sysco Farms and Carlotta Gardens—after neighbors raised odor and groundwater-use worries and commissioners requested more detailed water‑use and odor‑mitigation information for staff to return on May 21.
The Humboldt County Planning Commission on May 7 moved two cannabis-related land-use items off the consent calendar and continued both for further staff review after neighbors raised concerns about odor and a significant increase in permitted water allocation.
During public comment and commissioner discussion, neighbors said the operations produce a strong odor and expressed worry that expanded operations could harm private wells. One neighbor told the commission, “It smells terrible when the wind's blowing our direction…who wants to buy a house that stinks of marijuana all the time?” (public commenter, speaker 1).
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