Santa Barbara

Emerging industries with never seen before issues allow us to flex our problem solving capabilities. As one of the largest operational, fully-permitted cannabis farms in California, our client became the first Santa Barbara County cannabis cultivation case to end up in trial and the first outdoor cannabis cultivation CEQA case in California. Our team was trusted with this case of first impression and guided our client through five administrative appeals in front of the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors and the following trial court litigation. Ultimately, the project secured unanimous approval thanks to a comprehensive litigation defense strategy that demonstrated cannabis farms are agricultural uses and can co-exist with traditional farms, along with a public education campaign highlighting the economic benefits of sustainable, sun grown cannabis farming.