The Santa Cruz County Cannabis Licensing Office along with the Sheriff’s office dismantled two unpermitted commercial cannabis operations, including one of the largest unregulated grow sites in recent county history. On Thursday, deputies executed a search warrant on Summit Road near Russell Ridge, investigators found close to 10,000 cannabis plants inside 11, non-permitted greenhouses. The property owner faces civil fines, and the property was red-tagged by County regulatory staff due to numerous building, grading, and environmental violations. No arrests have been made at this time
