DON'T TAX MY PLANTS!

Re "Supes to tackle pot topic" (Downstroke, Feb. 17):

As far as I'm concerned, this is taxation without representation. Do
you require almond farmers to display a $44 band around their trees?
Your tax would impose a $1,096 cost on my garden of six plants! To
add insult to this tax, why is [Deputy Administrative Officer] Sang
Kim trying to approve this ordinance without public debate?

I have been following this debate, and it has always been about
dispensary issues. The dispensary side of medicinal marijuana is
where the regulatory practices need to take place. Please work on
legal dispensaries, do not impose taxes on the farmers themselves.

Brad Jenkins

Chico