Third District Supervisor Joan Hartmann, who represents Buellton and Solvang and areas where outdoor cannabis has taken root, said that as an odor-control measure, she favored reducing the county ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - One of the more frequent complaints to government leaders in the Carpinteria Valley has been the odor of cannabis coming from numerous growers in the area. The County of Santa ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will be holding a Special Board of Supervisors Meeting ...

Cathedral City won't approve any new cannabis businesses, or allow the expansion of existing ones, for at least the rest of the year as the city looks for ways to address rising odor complaints. The ...

The Illinois Senate Criminal Law Committee is working to pass a bill that would eliminate the odor of cannabis as probable cause for police officers to conduct vehicle searches. As of Feb. 25, the ...

SPRINGFIELD — Law enforcement officers would no longer be allowed to search a vehicle or detain a driver who is over age 21 based solely on the smell of burnt cannabis in the vehicle under a bill that ...

BUELLTON, Calif. – A class action lawsuit with broad implications for outdoor cannabis growers and their neighbors is approaching a pivotal moment, three years after it was filed in Santa Barbara ...