September 26, 2018
With medicinal cannabis legalized in 1996, and recreational use legalized in 2016, a green rush of entrepreneurial enthusiasm took root in Sonoma County. But legalization came attached to a complement of state and county regulations, and enthusiasts are finding weed production somewhat harder than it sounds.
Since January 2017, Sonoma County Code Enforcement has received 682 complaints of cannabis production on private property. Following physical inspections of 662 of those sites, 638 – including 16 in Sonoma and Glen Ellen – are no longer cultivating cannabis, and no further complaints have been filed, according to a report by Permit Sonoma.
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