Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted ...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. – Working on a fast track, the county Planning Commission on Wednesday tentatively endorsed a county Board of Supervisors proposal that would ...

Residents in Calverton express concerns over odors and noise from a proposed cannabis farm, despite assurances of odor ...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. - Wasting no time in the New Year, two members of the new county Board of Supervisors have scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday to consider stronger odor-control regulations for ...

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 ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a proposal requiring the use of state-of-the-art odor-control technology at each of the cannabis greenhouses of the Carpinteria Valley ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dozens of residents turned out as Riverhead planners reviewed a 33,700-square-foot cannabis greenhouse proposed for Middle Road. Neighbors say it could bring odor, noise, and traffic to the area.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 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 ...