Cannabis concerns rise for Central Coast cultivators with increased sales tax now in effect

In 2018, SLO County voted to approve Measure B-18, which created a Cannabis Business Tax in the unincorporated areas of SLO County.

Nicolas Pitchon, a small cannabis business owner, says getting a cultivation permit is already a difficult process, one that has taken him more than two years.

In Santa Barbara County, the sales tax remains at 4%, while they have approximately 255 acres of fully permitted and licensed cannabis land.

The cities of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara are responding to COVID-19 and imagining new ways for the respective downtowns to operate as spaces for people to live, work, and play.

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