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Cannabis By Melinda Burns | Fri Jul 01, 2022 | 12:00am

Santa Barbara County Prosecutors Move Against Five Cannabis Operators

Felony charges include alleged perjury, conspiracy to commit crimes.

Cannabis By Melinda Burns | Fri May 27, 2022 | 10:30am

“Self-reporting” by growers has led to lost tax revenues, board says, but it will take time to come up with a fairer system.

Cannabis By Melinda Burns | Sun Jun 19, 2022 | 12:00am

The acreage cap will soon be filled, but odor control lags far behind.

Cannabis By Melinda Burns | Thu May 26, 2022 | 10:30am

Future “grows” will have to be “compatible” with the neighborhood, Santa Barbara County supervisors say.

Cannabis By Jean Yamamura | Fri May 27, 2022 | 12:11pm

Santa Barbara County planning commissioners reject appeals of a 17-acre outdoor pot farm.

Cannabis By Melinda Burns | Thu May 12, 2022 | 10:35am

The effort to grow pot east of Tepusquet Canyon ended.

Cannabis By Melinda Burns | Thu Mar 10, 2022 | 12:00am

The glut of marijuana on the market is to blame, the County Executive Officer told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

Cannabis By Melinda Burns | Sat Mar 12, 2022 | 12:00am

The Carpinteria Valley greenhouse project will not harm Arroyo Paredon Creek, state officials say.

Cannabis By Melinda Burns | Thu Feb 24, 2022 | 12:00am

New rules would promote local processing and boost tax revenues, county supervisors say.

Cannabis By Melinda Burns | Thu Mar 03, 2022 | 12:00am

But stiffer odor-control regulations are coming in the North County, supervisors say.