Melinda Burns

6 days ago | timesofsandiego.com | Melinda Burns

A class action lawsuit with broad implications for outdoor cannabis growers and their neighbors is approaching a pivotal moment, three years after it was filed in Santa Barbara County Superior Court. The plaintiffs in the case are Pence Vineyards & Winery, at 1909 West Highway 246 in Buellton, and Quantum Wines, the indoor and outdoor tasting rooms at that location.

1 week ago | keyt.com | Melinda Burns

BUELLTON, Calif. – A class action lawsuit with broad implications for outdoor cannabis growers and their neighbors is approaching a pivotal moment, three years after it was filed in Santa Barbara County Superior Court. The plaintiffs in the case are Pence Vineyards & Winery, at 1909 West Highway 246; and Quantum Wines, the indoor and outdoor tasting rooms at that location.

1 week ago | independent.com | Melinda Burns

The team of four Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies and a sergeant that busted dozens of illegal pot operations and confiscated tens of millions of dollars’ worth of marijuana, beginning in 2018, has been broken up. The move was made official on Tuesday at a county Board of Supervisors hearing on the budget for the coming fiscal year. Cannabis tax revenues have dropped from a high of $15.7 million in 2020-21 to $5.4 million in 2024-25.

1 week ago | edhat.com | Melinda Burns

A Buellton-area winemaker is asking the courts to allow his class-action lawsuit over the “strong stench” of pot to proceed to trial. A class action lawsuit with broad implications for outdoor cannabis growers and their neighbors is approaching a pivotal moment, three years after it was filed in Santa Barbara County Superior Court. The plaintiffs in the case are Pence Vineyards & Winery, at 1909 West Highway 246; and Quantum Wines, the indoor and outdoor tasting rooms at that location.

1 week ago | independent.com | Melinda Burns

A class-action lawsuit with broad implications for outdoor cannabis growers and their neighbors is approaching a pivotal moment, three years after it was filed in Santa Barbara County Superior Court. The plaintiffs in the case are Pence Vineyards & Winery, at 1909 West Highway 246; and Quantum Wines, the indoor and outdoor tasting rooms at that location.