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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Santa Barbara County staff seeking ban on medical marijuana 🌿Santa Barbara County staff seeking ban on medical marijuana
A plan to prohibit medical marijuana cultivation and delivery within Santa Barbara County’s unincorporated areas could move forward Tuesday if the Board of Supervisors follows a staff recommendation to do so.
“Several California cities and counties have reported negative impacts from marijuana cultivation, processing, and distribution activities, including illegal sales and distribution of marijuana, trespassing and theft,” said Supervising Planner Allen Bell, in a county staff report. “In addition, marijuana plants can produce strong odors that may be offensive to some people.”
The staff recommendations follow a new state law known as the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, enacted by the Legislature in September and signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.
The act creates a state licensing system for cultivation, manufacture, retail sale, distribution and testing of medical cannabis.
Cities and counties have been pushed to determine their own regulations on medical marijuana by March 1 or yield...
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