Santa Maria Times, October 2, 2019
Santa Barbara County’s cannabis tax revenue for the fourth-quarter of last fiscal year rose to $2.3 million, a 60% increase from the two previous quarters, according to a report submitted Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors.
NBC News, September 26, 2019
Israeli chemist Raphael Mechoulam, the man who discovered THC and CBD, has made another leap in the field of cannabis research after announcing earlier this week that they had figured out a process to create stable, cannabinoid acids, NBC News reports.
What does that even mean? Cannabis compounds like THC and CBD occur in an acid form in the plant (THC-A and CBD-A). But soon begin to change as the plant is harvested. While THC-A is non-intoxicating, it changes to the psychoactive THC when heated. Preliminary research has shown promise for the acid compounds to treat a variety of medical conditions, including anxiety and a variety of autoimmune diseases. The creation of these stable acid compounds could lead to a variety of pharmaceutical drugs. The researchers are licensing the compounds to companies for drug development.
Orange County Register, September 24, 2019
With backing from Southern California representatives and nearly half of House Republicans, the Democrat-controlled chamber approved a law that supporters argue will boost public safety, improve transparency and ease the financing crunch facing the multibillion-dolllar marijuana industry.
Noozhawk, September 12, 2019
The local wine and cannabis industries should unite to catapult Santa Barbara County into a spot as a top tourism destination, speakers said Wednesday night during a forum in Buellton.
Pacific Coast Business Coast, September 12, 2019
“The amount of overlap between the consumer base in cannabis and wine is immense,” said panelist John De Friel, a regional cannabis grower and president of the Lompoc Valley Cannabis Association.
He talked about partnering with tasting rooms to create a tourism experience that includes wineries, cannabis farms, retail outlets and manufacturing facilities.
Santa Barbara Independent, September 12, 2019
With their relationship recently strained as pot farms pop up alongside tasting rooms and vineyards, cannabis growers and vintners gathered together in Buellton on Wednesday night to discuss a mutually beneficial goal: developing tourism opportunities that would promote and profit both industries.
Lomopac Record, September 12, 2019
An overflow crowd of vineyard owners and cannabis growers as well as other agriculturists and county officials packed the Industrial Eats ballroom in Buellton for a panel discussion of a potential joint tourism marketing effort.
KEYT, September 11, 2019
A cannabis collective called Good Farmers Great Neighbors hosted a panel discussion to talk about combining wine and cannabis tourism in the future. Attendance exceeded expectations.
LA Times, September 11, 2019
California’s black market for cannabis is at least three times the size of its regulated weed industry, according to an audit made public in mid-September. Legitimate marijuana businesses have repeatedly criticized state leaders and law enforcement for failing to curb unlicensed dispensaries and delivery services, which sell cannabis at a much lower price by skirting state and municipal cannabis taxes.
Santa Ynez Valley News, September 10, 2019
America often seems to be a place in search of a bit of solid middle ground. That requires compromise, which these days is in short supply.
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