We ask our local Board of Supervisors to lead the way into a new era where our communities and watersheds are safe from criminal behavior by creating a pathway to compliance for local farmers and businesses. In this we ask the Board of Supervisors to vote "no" to the cultivation ban, as well as to the ballot measure being proposed by the Sheriff. Instead we would like to see a new ordinance initiated, involving a diverse group of community stakeholders, that is compliance with the new state regulatory framework signed into law in October of 2015. These new state regulations offer a whole set of solutions that should be the foundation for current and future policy decisions. Solutions start with regulation and regulation starts with permits.