More than three years ago, El Dorado County approved its legal pot-growing program. But there have been major delays and producers say the county is running out of tax money and new jobs. Lee Tannenbaum said he spent more than $1.5 million to set up a farm for the crop, but he’s been trying to get his license for two and a half years. “It’s sitting. I can’t do anything with anything because of these delays,” Tannenbaum said. The farm includes 750 planting stations with an irrigation system. Also on the grounds are warehouses filled with soil and tanks that can hold 25,000 gallons of water. “In October 2019, we submitted our pre-application to the county,” Tannenbaum said. “I had the impression and I hope there was good will and intentions on the part of the county and that is not true.” In 2018, voters in El Dorado County passed ballot measures creating legal potty programs. Part of the forensic culture agreement was that the sheriff’s office would review applicants’ criminal histories. According to Rod Miller of the El Dorado County Producers Alliance, this is where “the county is dragging its feet, especially with background checks,” Miller said. “They just check if the applicants are in the cartel, if they have a criminal record. It’s a very simple thing to do. The county claims it’s more complicated. The planning department tells KCRA 3 that the bureau The sheriff’s office tried to get state and FBI approval to use a background check service called Live Scan, but the county says there have been “significant delays” in approvals due to the COVID-19 and the form of resolution changes the FBI is now asking for such endorsements.” For it to be almost four years since the vote passed, for anyone to actually get a license, it’s ridiculous “said Tannenbaum. There is also an interim process available. Under this option, if the county determines that there was some sort of “misrepresentation” on the application, the license will be immediately revoked and all marijuana plants destroyed. This is something that frustrated Tannenbaum. “The idea that I’ve spent the kind of money I have here and the sheriff on a whim because he doesn’t like me or the farm or cannabis in general decides to go out and say ‘oh, you violated that, so we’re shutting you down,’ and I have no due process or recourse to try to challenge that,” he said. It’s also the demand for a trial. filed by Cybele Holdings, Inc., Tannenbaum’s company, and the Growers Alliance “They want you to give up your rights to have planning commission hearings, just so they can do their job,” a said Miller. The lawsuit claims other counties have figured it out. KCRA 3 Verified surveys of surrounding counties with legal crop. Calaveras County approved 70 permits. Yolo County approved 49 and South County. Nevada has approved 162 of them. ir our part,” Miller said. “The new gold in El Dorado County is cannabis. The new gold in El Dorado County is green.
More than three years ago, El Dorado County approved its legal pot-growing program. But there have been major delays and producers say the county is running out of tax money and new jobs.
Lee Tannenbaum said he spent more than $1.5 million to set up a farm for the crop, but he’s been trying to get his license for two and a half years.
“It’s sitting. I can’t do anything with anything because of these delays,” Tannenbaum said.
The farm includes 750 planting stations with an irrigation system. Also on the grounds are warehouses filled with soil and tanks that can hold 25,000 gallons of water.
“In October 2019, we submitted our pre-application to the county,” Tannenbaum said. “I had the impression and I hope there was good will and intentions on the part of the county and that is not true.”
In 2018, voters in El Dorado County passed ballot measures creating legal potty programs. Part of the deal for legal culture was that the sheriff’s office would review applicants’ criminal histories.
According to Rod Miller of the El Dorado County Growers Alliance, this is where there has been a serious downturn.
“The county is just dragging its feet, especially with background checks,” Miller said. “They just check if the candidates are part of the cartel, if they have a criminal record. It’s a very simple thing to do.
The county claims it’s more complicated. The Planning Department informs KCRA 3 that the Sheriff’s Office attempted to obtain state and FBI approval to use a background check service called Live Scan. But the county says there have been “significant delays in approvals due to COVID-19 and changes in the form of resolution the FBI is now seeking for such approvals.”
“For it to be nearly four years since the vote passed, for anyone to actually get a license, it’s ridiculous,” Tannenbaum said.
A draft process is also available. Under this option, if the county determines that there has been some sort of “misrepresentation” on the application, the license will be immediately revoked and all marijuana plants will be destroyed.
This is something that frustrated Tannenbaum.
“The idea that I spent the kind of money I have here and the sheriff is on a whim because he doesn’t like me or the farm or cannabis in general decides to come out and say ‘oh you violated that, so we shut you down,’ and I have no due process or recourse to try to challenge that,” he said.
It’s also the claim of a lawsuit filed by Cybele Holdings, Inc., Tannenbaum’s company, and the Growers Alliance.
“They want you to give up your rights to have planning commission hearings, just so they can do their job,” Miller said.
The lawsuit claims other counties have figured it out.
KCRA 3 Verified surveys of surrounding counties with legal culture. Calaveras County has approved 70 permits. Yolo County has approved 49 and Nevada County has approved 162.
“It’s going to be a $50, $60 billion industry across the country. We should definitely get our share of it,” Miller said. “The new gold in El Dorado County is cannabis. The new gold in El Dorado County is green.
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