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John Palminteri SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - In a sweeping decision that puts a seal of approval on the county’s embrace of the fast-growing cannabis industry in rural areas, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge this week tossed out a citizens’ lawsuit that sought to shut down a 22-acre cannabis hoop-house operation on Highway 246. Noting that “this is a very important case,” Judge Thomas Anderle ruled on Tuesday that the county’s environmental review and zoning permit for Busy Bee’s Organics, a mile west of Buellton, were fully in compliance with state laws and county la...

The plan for the Cravens Lane greenhouses says marijuana odor will not go beyond the property lines Thirty-seven cannabis greenhouse cultivation projects have been proposed near Carpinteria. Only a handful, shown in yellow, have received land use permits, while the rest have applications under review. Most of the locations are currently operating, according to the county. (Contributed photo) By Melinda Burns | 8:05 p.m. For the past three years, the “skunky” stench of marijuana swirling around Carpinteria, penetrating homes, schools, parks, beaches, freeway lanes and even funerals a...

Melinda Burns The odors from a marijuana plant are strongest after it starts to flower. One grower makes a pact with neighbors and sets the “gold standard” for odor control. Will others follow suit? CARPINTERIA, Calif. - For the past three years, the “skunky” stench of marijuana swirling around Carpinteria, penetrating homes, schools, parks, beaches, freeway lanes and even funerals at the cemetery has pitted neighbor against neighbor as the cannabis greenhouse industry exploded just beyond the city limits. Now, some technological advances – combined with a groundbreaking odor contro...