Two cannabis projects that generated stiff neighborhood opposition in the western Carpinteria Valley — a “grow” on Foothill Road that was in bankruptcy and a cannabis dispensary that never got off the ground on Santa Claus Lane — were quietly abandoned for good this fall. Island Breeze Farms, a cannabis greenhouse operation at 3376 Foothill...

Cannabis-related arrests in Vermont are ranking among the lowest rates in the nation, according to recently published data from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). The data, which was sourced from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), as part of their annual National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) report, stated that 3...

As Thanksgiving approaches, Vermonters are leaning into a newer tradition that blends the state’s celebrated food culture with its growing cannabis industry: Danksgiving, a cannabis-friendly twist on the holiday centered around gratitude, good food, and the people who make the state’s cannabis economy possible. The term has circulated online for nearly two decades, but its...