Cannabis cultivation tax rate

A cultivator on Zoom said $2,000 per acre is a fair starting rate, noting Santa Barbara's effective rate is about $1,000, and warned CPI adjustments are tough when commodity prices keep falling.

Of DNA Organics, said $2,000 an acre is fair and that an extra $500 per acre adds up significantly as new cultivation comes online and prices compress.

Of Brookhall Ranch (~140 acres of canopy), said the difference between $2,000 and $2,500 is about $70,000 a year and asked the county to consider taxing acreage actually used, not applied for.

Of Refined Genetics, argued rent and taxes make or break cannabis businesses and that a lower rate attracting more acres would generate more total revenue for the county.