Limit Industrial Marijuana Cultivation in Santa Barbara County
Civic group urges Planning Commission to hold the line and heed impacts on neighboring parcels.
Opinion
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Cannabis Is Medicine
This would sound like snake oil if cannabis hadn’t shrunk my ovarian cancer.
Laughable Cannabis Claims
Does anyone really think that the repulsive odor residents regularly complain about while driving through Carpinteria smells like candy?
Coffee May Shed Light on Cannabis
A call for engagement and science in the new comestible.
Endorsements 2020: March 3 Election
From the Board of Supervisors to State Assembly, the ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ presents its picks.
The Das v. Laura Debate: Politically Blunt or Naïve?
Supervisor Das Williams’s advocates want to talk about everything but the “giant spliff” in the room and to regard Laura Capps as a newcomer without experience who might not even be a serious candidate.
A Modest Proposal
Turn on. Tune in. Sell out.
The Politics of Ethics
It’s a lot harder to get (re)elected if you “tell voters what they need to hear, not what they want to hear,” but I would far rather be told the truth than what a candidate thinks will get my vote.
Pros and Cons: Legal Marijuana in Santa Barbara
Are there downsides to raising revenue, reducing crime, and feeling better?
Concerned Carpinterians Say Changes to Cannabis Ordinance Are Urgently Needed
Santa Barbara County needs common-sense regulation of marijuana.