Carpinteria Citizens’ Group Seeks State Audit of County’s Cannabis Regulations
The State Joint Legislative Audit Committee has authorized an audit of cannabis licensing and permit review practices in six California counties.
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Santa Barbara County Projects $10.5 Million Shortfall in Cannabis Tax Revenue
Carryover funds from previous years will take up the slack, officials say.
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Mel Manalis: 1939-2023
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The Slow Road to Fresh Air in the Carpinteria Valley
Ceres Farms gets two years to install filters that can “scrub” the smell of pot from cannabis greenhouses.
Get a Whiff of This: How Some Carpinterians Learned to Sniff Pot for Science
Cannabis greenhouse operators commission study to find out how well “scrubbers” eliminate “skunky smell.”
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 them?
Santa Barbara County Prosecutors Move Against Five Cannabis Operators
Felony charges include alleged perjury, conspiracy to commit crimes.
Carpinteria Valley Cannabis Approaches a Milestone
The acreage cap will soon be filled, but odor control lags far behind.
Santa Barbara 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 system.
Stricter Permits Are Coming for North County Cannabis
Future “grows” will have to be “compatible” with the neighborhood, Santa Barbara County supervisors say.
