County projects a $10.5 million shortfall in cannabis tax revenue
Carryover funds from previous years will take up the slack, officials…
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Get a Whiff of This: How some Carpinterians learned to sniff pot for science
Cannabis critics had a chance this year to lend their noses to a controlled odor study at one of the many greenhouse “grows” that ring the…
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Carpinteria pot wars: A Dutch clean-air technology gives residents some hope
Expensive carbon filters can “scrub” the stink of greenhouse cannabis, but how many growers will install…
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Prosecutors move against five cannabis operators
Felony charges include alleged perjury, conspiracy to commit…
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Carpinteria Valley cannabis approaches a milestone
The acreage cap will soon be filled, but odor control lags far…
Continue Reading County Supervisors hit pause on Cannabis Tax Reform
“Self-reporting” by growers has led to lost tax revenues, board says, but it will take time to come up with a fairer…
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Stricter permits are coming for north county cannabis
Future “grows” will have to be “compatible” with the neighborhood, county supervisors…
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The January 9, 2018 mudslide was not so rare
Montecito has been hit by four other debris-charged events during the past 200 years — and they were worse, researchers…
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Dayspring associate drops North County cannabis application
“About as good news as we can expect,” Tepusquet Canyon residents…
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Making a stink at Montecito Sanitary
Dissident board member quits, saying, “I believe this board will never change its…
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Montecito Water Part 2: recycling revisited
Affluent enclave explores shipping its sewage to Santa Barbara or the Carpinteria…
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Montecito Water Part 1: Is a merger in the works?
The push to combine water and sewage districts is “a solution without a problem,” critics…
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Cresco Cannabis appeal fizzles at Coastal Commission
Carpinteria Valley greenhouse project will not harm Arroyo Paredon Creek, state officials…
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County projects $6 million cannabis revenue shortfall for 2021-22
Because of a glut of marijuana on the market, the county’s tax revenue from cannabis cultivation is projected to be only $12.4 million this fiscal…
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County opens the door to more cannabis processing
County opens the door to more cannabis processing, but stiffer odor control regulations are coming in the North County, supervisors…
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Sidestepping the cannabis caps
New rules would promote local processing and boost tax revenues, county supervisors…
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County approves second cannabis “grow” for Central Coast Agriculture
A 24-acre cannabis “grow” on Santa Rosa Road owned by John De Friel, a North County industry leader, was approved for zoning permits this week by…
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Ever-Bloom tries to clear the air
Carpinteria cannabis greenhouse gets a green light for new odor-control technology, but critics vow to…
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New rules in the works for Santa Barbara County hemp growers
County supervisors favor a 180-acre…
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Cannabis Project next to Pence Vineyards is withdrawn
Owners cite family’s ‘competing business…
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