On October 29, 2024, the Second District Court of Appeals of California decided against the County of Santa Barbara (“the county”) in JCCRandall LLC v. County of Santa Barbara. The Court held, contrary to popular belief, that marijuana is still illegal in California because it is illegal federally. Thus, the Court sided with a private landowner (“plaintiff”) who objected to the county issuing a conditional use permit (“CUP”) for the cultivation of cannabis on the plaintiff’s land without their consent, despite a pre-existing easement.Continue Reading Cultivator Not Entitled to Use Easement for Cannabis Purposes Absent Landowner Consent