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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Is the smell of weed repelling tourists from Santa Barbara?

    Santa Barbara County leads the state in marijuana growing, and the smell of skunk from all those greenhouses is overwhelming. Wineries are angry, saying the stench is scaring off tourists.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 13, 2019 • 1 min read

    Santa Barbara County leads the state in marijuana growing, and the smell of skunk from all those greenhouses is overwhelming. Wineries are angry, saying the stench is scaring off tourists.

    We also look at how the county become a legal pot hotspot. It turns out the pot industry has a lot of political power.

    The full episode

    3 of 4
    The case for being childfree
    1. 0:00Preventing election meddling before the 2020 election
    2. 8:31Presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell on gun safety, housing, and impeachment
    3. 21:05Is the smell of weed repelling tourists from Santa Barbara?You’re reading this
    4. 38:01Choosing to be childfree, and respecting family choices
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Nick Welsh

      executive editor, Santa Barbara Independent

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    The case for being childfree
    1. 0:00Preventing election meddling before the 2020 election
    2. 8:31Presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell on gun safety, housing, and impeachment
    3. 21:05Is the smell of weed repelling tourists from Santa Barbara?You’re reading this
    4. 38:01Choosing to be childfree, and respecting family choices
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand