Board of Supervisors Makes More Rule Changes to Address Cannabis Odors

Board of Supervisors Makes More Rule Changes to Address Cannabis Odors

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has amended its cannabis ordinance in an attempt to curb odors, which follows years of complaints from residents who live near farms. On Tuesday, supervisors voted to adopt multiple amendments intended to crack down on odors from cannabis sites by enacting an odor threshold, requiring technology to negate smells, and giving the county more power to punish operators who do not comply. During public co…

California Supreme Court Rules Federal Prohibition Doesn’t Block Marijuana Businesses From Transporting Products

California’s Supreme Court delivered a victory for the state’s marijuana program, rescinding a lower court ruling in a case that suggested federal prohibition could be used locally to undermine the cannabis market. The case in question concerns a lawsuit filed by a company in Santa Barbara County that objected to the use of an easement, which is a right to use another person’s property, for the transportation of state-legal cannabis products. A …

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Mandate Clean-Air ‘Scrubbers’ in All Cannabis Greenhouses

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California: Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle ruled Wednesday  neighbors within a one-mile radius of Valley Crest Farms, can collectively seek damages for the pervasive smell of cannabis invading their properties. - Cannabis News World

The Santa Barbara Independent In a case that could have broad implications for commercial cannabis growers, Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle ruled on Wednesday that the neighbors within a one-mile radius of Valley Crest Farms, a cannabis greenhouse operation in the Carpinteria Valley, can collectively seek damages for the pervasive smell of pot invading their

County Supes OK Cannabis Lounges in Unincorporated Areas

County cannabis lovers will be able to sit and smoke together at dispensaries, the way beer drinkers hang in bars.  The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan that will allow people to smoke pot at local cannabis dispensaries. The new ordinance will allow onsite consumption of marijuana products at dispensaries in the unincorporated parts of the county. Advocates say the new rule will give out-of-town visitors the only…