Series: Cannabis on the Central Coast - Looking at land use, money, science, law enforcement and education

California’s Central Coast — Santa Barbara County, in particular — has for decades maintained healthy, deep roots in the agricultural industry.

It’s been 21 years since Californians made it “legal” to use marijuana for alleviating severe medical symptoms by passing Proposition 215, the…

On Dec. 7, the state of California released its “final proposed” regulations to guide aspects of the budding marijuana industry such as issuin…

Remote and mountainous with sweeping views and mild temperatures year-round, one Santa Barbara County canyon has become a cannabis battlegroun…

California's new gold rush could be green, and government leaders are grappling with how to cash in once they know if -- and where -- new cann…

In addition to marijuana grows, Santa Barbara County residents can expect to see testing labs, manufacturing, distribution and delivery busine…

David Ross had been running a medical marijuana grow as part of a nonprofit collective for about a year when he received a phone call this mon…

Only one farmer is known to be growing hemp in Santa Barbara County, and whether it will take off as a popular crop here or elsewhere in Calif…

Brian Lannon started Cannalysis in fall 2015 before opening the doors to his Orange County testing lab in March the next year.

There are no accredited, licensed testing labs in Santa Barbara County, and there probably won't be until laws become easier to navigate, acco…

A cousin to roses, strawberries, hops and nettles, cannabis is an annual flowering plant with environmental impacts that are as contested as i…

As a member of the first Army Ranger unit sent to Afghanistan following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Donnie Bumanglag is no stranger…

If you listen to the federal government, marijuana is a Schedule 1 drug, illegal and on par with heroin, LSD, peyote and MDMA, better known as…

Patrol officers locally and across the state will be on high alert for impaired motorists as recreational marijuana becomes legal for those 21…

While cannabis businesses in states such as California, where the drug has been legalized, have some protections from federal prosecution, the…

As county officials grapple with whether or not to allow the cannabis industry to grow on the Central Coast, one key issue is the cost of enfo…

The day after Christmas, a cannabis growing operation in Carpinteria was hit by thieves who made off with plants as well as harvested marijuan…

As California moves closer to legalization of marijuana use and sales, there are many different groups — including medical users, adult recrea…

Only a handful of California's 114 community colleges run drug-testing programs for student-athletes, and Hancock College is one of them.