SB Coalition for Responsible Cannabis

02/01/2024

12/22/2023

Interesting perspective from a Carpinteria neighbor

The lengthy article on cannabis odor control (CVN Vol. 30, No. 11) describes growers struggling to meet payroll and, along with many other documented sources, alludes to the oversupply of

08/01/2023

Our county receives worldwide recognition...for all the wrong reasons. We should be an example to the world for how to make cannabis cultivation safe, healthy, and issue-free. Instead, we remain an example of what NOT to do.

Santa Barbara voters hoped for an economic boost, but a coalition of schools, rich homeowners and the wine industry are no longer feeling the buzz

03/22/2023

Santa Barbara County can do better.

By Jerry Roberts of Newsmakers Tax collections from pot, hailed as financial salvation by politicians who recklessly transformed Santa Barbara into the undisputed Cannabis Cultivation Capital of California, are drying up like desiccated w**d plants in a drought. We're Number One!

03/16/2023

Cannabis revenues are barely breaking even. It’s time for a change to th failed County cannabis ordinance!

By Melinda Burns The ongoing downturn in tax revenues from the cannabis industry in Santa Barbara stands out as the dark spot in an otherwise bright budget picture, county officials said this week. Cannabis tax revenue could fall short of projections by $10.5 million, while collections of property a...

01/20/2023

Do you have an odor issue in Carpinteria? Report it now through the new system built in conjunction with CARP Growers.

05/14/2021

Progress is being made in the Santa Ynez Valley thanks to the Coalition. Read more in the Santa Maria Sun:

A recently approved cannabis cultivation project in the Santa Ynez Valley includes an odor testing and analysis plan that some are hailing as the gold...

01/28/2021

Check out this op-ed from one of our friends in Carpinteria!

I am a resident of Carpinteria on Via Real near Nidever. I want to express my continued frustration and concern that our County Board of Supervisors does not seem to

01/03/2021

Cannabis odors in your community?

Make your voices heard. Get a yard sign today, just send us a message and we'll get you hooked up.

11/17/2020

Sign our petition to stop odor nuisances is Santa Barbara County!

Sign the petition to end the odor nuisance   Sign Now Creating healthy and sustainable communities for Santa Barbara County Learn more   We work progressively for the health and well-being of residents, agriculture and businesses of Santa Barbara County who have been negatively affected by large ...

10/01/2020

Today, the Santa Barbara Coalition for Responsible Cannabis announced a milestone agreement with Carpinteria cannabis grower Pacific Grown Organics to ensure that this new operation will not be a source of odor and to test a new odor abatement and monitoring technology in the greenhouse, setting an example for the rest of the county that solutions are possible.

The agreement provides a variety of benefits that both PGO and the Coalition hope will move toward a mutually beneficial future for the community and the cannabis industry, with enhanced odor abatement technology, scientific monitoring, necessary improvements and oversight that is both effective and environmentally safe.

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The trailblazing agreement ensures the plants’ odor will not disturb the surrounding community.