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A Conversation with Brittany Heaton, Santa Barbara’s New Principal Cannabis Analyst
By Nick Schou   |   February 25, 2021

Earlier this month, Barney Melekian, Santa Barbara County’s former assistant executive officer for public safety, left his County job to become interim police chief for the City of Santa Barbara, replacing retiring Chief Lori Luhnow. One of Melekian’s key roles for the county was overseeing enforcement of the county’s legal cannabis industry. Replacing Melekian in […]