Das Is ‘Sin Verguenza’
Carpinteria nurseries adjacent to residential communities and public school facilities have converted from fragrant flower farms to pungent marijuana farming operations.
Opinion
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Huge New Crop, Huge New Problems?
No discussion of greenhouse gases, energy, water, or any environmental consideration came before 2,500 cannabis growers were permitted.
The Nose Point
Do property rights end at the point of someone’s nose?
E-Cigarettes Must Be Banned
E-cigarettes were thought to only contain the harmful substance nicotine. The current epidemic of vaping-related lung disease proves this to be completely false.
Cannabis Clarification
Medical cannabis patients can grow more than six plants in the State of California.
Not Wild About Hoops
Our county could soon have thousands of plastic-covered hoop structures for growing cannabis (and other crops) in our riverbeds.
Lompoc Overturns Prohibition Again
As in 1933 for alcohol, temperance came to an end for marijuana in 2018.
Endorsements, June 2018
From the Westside of S.B. to Washington, D.C., the Independent’s picks.
No Pot in My Backyard
Legalizing cannabis under Prop. 64 reflects the incredible stupidity of the voters in California.
Rebellion in Lompoc City Hall
The Lompoc City Council has been on the hot seat for a perception that it has “blown up with bickering, warring factions, and finger-pointing.”