Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury’s “Growing Concern” Over Cannabis Planning Program
“There is a notable lack of in-depth reporting of revenues and expenditures that would accurately show the citizens of Humboldt County the effectiveness and the operational and fiscal efficiency of the Cannabis Planning program,” the report states.
“The Planning and Building Department assumes the risk inherent in the storage and handling of large sums of cash,” the report states, requiring “a highly transparent, very accurate system of accounting.”
The report can be read in its entirety below.
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