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What Do Supervisors Get from the Cannabis Industry?
NewsSanta Barbara Independent, July 12, 2019
The Independent reviewed the sitting supervisors’ campaign records, attempting to weed out cannabis proponents and opponents who made contributions of $1,000 or more in 2017-18.
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US growing largest crop of marijuana for research in 5 years
NewsAP News, July 11, 2019
The U.S. government is growing the largest crop of research marijuana in five years, responding to interest in varieties with high levels of THC and CBD.
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All-day cannabis hearing draws speakers in two meeting rooms across Santa Barbara County
NewsKEYT, July 9, 2019
Citizens from a number of residential, business and agricultural areas with specific interests in the cannabis industry spoke out strongly to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
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Supervisors Ban Cannabis Cultivation on Smaller AG-1 Properties in Inland Santa Barbara County
NewsNoozhawk, July 9, 2019
Tuesday’s cannabis hearing before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors attracted so many people that overflow seating was set up in the lobby. The crowd still spilled outside the government administration building in Santa Maria.
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Lawmakers grow impatient for FDA cannabis rules
NewsThe Hill, July 6, 2019
Lawmakers legalized the use of hemp-based cannabidiol (CBD) products late last year in the farm bill, sending the agency scrambling to figure out new rules around regulating a unique product that is both a drug and a dietary supplement.
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