20 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY JULY 13-19, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Monterey County’s cannabis industry is struggling to survive—and claims overtaxing and burdensome regulations are to blame. By Rey Mashayekhi Chronic Pain Cannabis cultivators have to pay per-squarefoot taxes on plant nurseries like the one shown here at Riverview Farms outside Salinas. Photos by Daniel Driefuss Illustration by Rory Glass
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