Santa Maria man arrested for running illegal pot delivery service
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Maria man on Monday who was allegedly operating an illegal marijuana delivery service. Read More …
Tag: Marijuana
California councilman indicted for operating illegal pot shop
A grand jury in Riverside County has indicted a Southern California city councilman for operating an illegal marijuana dispensary. Read More …
Suspected hash oil lab explodes at Morro Bay mobile home park
By JOSH FRIEDMAN One man suffered burns after a suspected butane hash oil operation caused an explosion at a mobile home park in Morro Bay Monday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., Read More …
Panga beaches near Gaviota, smugglers caught with pot
Law enforcement officers swarmed a panga boat that beached in Santa Barbara County early Thursday morning and caught 20 suspected “transnational smugglers” with large amounts of marijuana and cannabis oil. Read More …
Carpinteria residents sue marijuana growers over odor
Fed up with cannabis odors in and around their homes, as well as the systems being used to mitigate the smells, Carpinteria residents have sued marijuana growers in their southern Santa Barbara County city. Read More …
Detectives raid pot farm of prominent Santa Barbara County grower
Santa Barbara County detectives discovered illegal activity last month at the Carpinteria marijuana farm of a prominent member of the local cannabis industry whom county officials once heralded as a model grower. Read More …
Marijuana oil lab combusts in Arroyo Grande home
A marijuana honey oil lab explosion sparked an Arroyo Grande house fire on Monday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …
Thieves allegedly snatch car, then steal hemp from grow in Orcutt
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two Santa Maria men allegedly stole a car, which they then used as a getaway vehicle when they plundered a hemp grow in Orcutt on Sunday afternoon. [KSBY] Read More …
Marijuana group funds middle school counseling position in Carpinteria
A Santa Barbara County School district will hire a middle school counselor using funds obtained from a marijuana growers association, a move prompting outrage among some parents. Read More …
Advisory council opposes pot grow near Nipomo elementary school
The South County Advisory Council voted Monday night against a proposed marijuana grow on a site 1,500 feet away from a Nipomo elementary school. Read More …