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There are 270 acres of cannabis cultivation in the county associated with active state licenses (not all of those operators have local permits), and the majority of those operations are in the Lompoc, Santa Ynez and Carpinteria valleys, Yee reported.
Planning and Development issued four new land use permits, for a total of 21 to date. The majority of land use applications for growing marijuana are still in the review process.
There are applications for more acreage than is allowed under the county cultivation caps of 1,575 acres for inland areas and 186 acres for the Carpinteria area.
“This indicates that not all applicants will be able to reserve their acreage under the respective caps,” Yee said.