“These are certified lab results testing the wine bottled by Mr. Pence at his winery from the time that there was a 50-acre grow operation right next to his property. The results show zero terpenes. This is science. This is evidence that completely debunks this speculation and conjecture that Mr. Pence’s grapes may be harmed by cannabis.”—Attorney Lawrence Conlan
Hi Friend,
Once again, for the third time, Santa Barbara Coalition for Responsible Cannabis is misleading the public and ignoring scientific data.
As published in December 2019: Pence’s statement was met with a strong rebuttal by opposing counsel which presented the results of an independent study showing no trace of cannabis terpenes in wine and Pence’s documentation to be false.
In a harsh rebuke of Pence’s documentation regarding terpenes, cannabis attorney Lawrence Conlan said this:
“It was pointed out by you, Commissioner Ferini, that you believe that the terpene issue was something different than the odor issue. The terpene issue is not a real issue. Mr. Pence can’t take a report published in 2012 that he clearly should have known about at the time this entire ordinance was subject to the programmatic environmental impact review and didn’t say anything about it at the time and now say this is new evidence because he’s going to attach it to his counsel’s letter. It’s speculation about the potential harm from terpenes and I want to show the commission today what these [certified lab results] are. These are certified lab results testing the wine bottled by Mr. Pence at his winery from the time that there was a 50-acre grow operation right next to his property. The results show zero terpenes. This is science. This is evidence that completely debunks this speculation and conjecture that Mr. Pence’s grapes may be harmed by cannabis.”
Follow the links below to view the full scientific results referenced by Conlan as well as video of his testimony:
