New dispensary opens in Isla Vista
Glass House Brands has a new Farmacy cannabis storefront at 6555 Pardall Rd. opening Thursday, Dec.…
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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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Pac Biz Times reports: Local cannabis industry updates
In this week’s talk with the Pacific Coast Business Times, reporter Jorge Mercado discusses how the local cannabis industry is positioning itself to…
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Lompoc City Council votes 3-2 against moratorium on cannabis licenses
Lompoc City Council voted 3-2 against a moratorium on the issuance of commercial cannabis use licenses at Tuesday night’s meeting, according to city…
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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…
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North County illegal cannabis sales investigation leads to two arrests
An investigation into illegal cannabis sales in Orcutt and the surrounding North County areas led to the arrest of two brothers for illegal sales of…
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Goleta and Winchester Canyon cannabis project reach settlement, agree to robust odor response and mitigation
Hidden Trails, LLC and the city of Goleta reached a settlement in Hidden Trail’s proposed cannabis project that sits just outside of the city’s…
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Central Coast cannabis business owner sentenced to federal prison following years of bribery and tax scandals
Dayspring “had one goal: build a cannabis empire,” said the prosecutors. “To accomplish that goal, he would not let anything get in his way,…
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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Grover Beach City Council adopts ordinance allowing onsite cannabis consumption areas at retail businesses
GROVER BEACH, Calif. – The Grover Beach City Council on Monday voted to allow and regulate onsite cannabis consumption areas and temporary cannabis…
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Pac Biz Times Reports: Glass House to buy dispensaries linked to SLO County Bribery Scandal
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – This week’s Pacific Coast Business Times reports on Carpinteria based company Glass House purchasing three cannabis…
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Marijuana worker convicted of killing California deputy
SOMERSET, Calif. (AP) — A marijuana field worker who shot and killed a Northern California sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of second-degree…
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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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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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State funding future, cannabis income concerns emerge in advance planning for Santa Barbara County budget
Cannabis income may slow down in Santa Barbara County due to the increase in the product throughout California. Overall the Santa Barbara County…
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1 killed, 1 injured in butane hash oil explosion in Oxnard
The process of extracting THC from marijuana plants for the production of hash oil is extremely dangerous.…
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