In The Media
5/22/2023 Santa Barbara Independent Mixed Messages: County Sues a Carpinteria Valley Cannabis Grower, Then Okays a Permit Melinda Burns
5/2/23 Montecito Journal Supervisor Capps’ First 120 Days in the Game Gwyn Lurie
3/19/23 EdHat Das’ Folly: Why SB Supes Sweetheart Deal For Pot Growers is Failing, and Stinks to High Heaven Jerry Roberts
3/16/23 Santa Barbara Independent Santa Barbara County Projects $10.5 Million Shortfall in Cannabis Tax Revenue Melinda Burns
2/23/23 The Bulwark California’s Billion-Dollar Weed Boondoggle AL Bardach
9/13/22 Santa Barbara Independent Water War Breaks Out Over Cannabis Cultivation Nick Welsh
11/10/21 MJ Business Daily Cannabis requires more water than commodity crops, researchers say Laura Drotleff
8/27/21 Montecito Journal Smells Like Compromise: Cannabis Farmers, Activist Group Strike Deal to Address Odor Issues in Carpinteria Nick Masuda
8/25/21 - Santa Maria Sun Coalition for Responsible Cannabis resolves odor concerns with local grows, withdraws appeal Malea Martin
5/7/21 - Santa Maria Sun Santa Ynez cannabis grow agrees to regulate and study odor emissions Kelsey Bubnash
5/6/21 - Edhat The Bar Has Been Raised Melinda Burns
2/11/21 - Independent Bitter Feud in Wine Country Melinda Burns
2/9/21 - Santa Ynez Valley News Appeal of Santa Ynez Valley greenhouse denial stalls Mike Hodgson
1/28/21 - Coastal View News Cresco project, more big cannabis Jim Mannoia
9/29/20 - Independent https://www.independent.com/2020/09/29/carpinteria-cannabis-grower-makes-anti-odor-pact-with-santa-barbara-coalition-for-responsible-cannabis/ by Delaney Smith
9/26/20 - Newsmakers https://www.newsmakerswithjr.com/post/das-steve-supes-to-sb-grand-jury-on-pot-ethics-reform-no-way-no-how-not-now-not-ever by Jerry Roberts
7/3/20 — Los Angeles Times Santa Barbara grand jury blasts county supervisors over marijuana industry by Joe Mozingo
7/6/20 — Newmakers with JR How Blockbuster Grand Jury Report on SB's Pot Scandal Proves Need for County Ethics Reform by Jerry Roberts
Independent Santa Barbara County Supervisors Take a Pass on Stricter Pot Permits Countywide by Melinda Burns
Breaking: Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Rules in Favor of Special Interests
Independent Santa Barbara County to Crack Down on Cannabis? by Melinda Burns
4/24/20 -- BREAKING: SB COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE CANNABIS SUES COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
LA Times, CA Is Awash In Cannabis Cash Which Some Use To Bribe Public Officials, by Patrick McGreevy
Montecito Journal, 2/27/20: Too Much Cannabis, by Dr. Judy Dean, Page 30
Coastal View News, 3/11/20: Not What We Signed-Up, by Rob Salomon
Montecito Journal, 3/12/20: Community Litigation, by Jeff Giordano, Page 39
2/14/2020 Los Angeles Times www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-14/carpinteria-pot-farm-accused-of-selling-on-black-market?fbclid=IwAR3q4D_SHYtd8ZOHdvVDOEp-4KshQwSICbldulo0QgdKt1aW1_siFXtiZwk
12/31/2019 Santa Barbara Independent: Trust but Verify?1
1/22/2019 NPR Science Friday: Growing Cannabis could lead to more air pollution
11/12/2019 KEYT: Central Coast Immigration Experts advising Migrants against working in pot farms
11/10/2019 LA Times: Carpinteria School Board takes marijuana money
