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Buying A Winery To Get Into Weed

Ben Owens
9 min readMar 29, 2023

Why the President of Santa Barbara’s #1 Winery is betting on drinkable weed.

Why Santa Barbara’s #1 Winery is Betting Their Name On Weed You Can’t Smoke (And What It Means For The Next Generation of Cannabis)

The single-origin sun-grown rosin-infused drinkable.

“My wife and I purchased Sunstone in November 2019 with the main intention to grow cannabis on property and diversify the brand,” begins Teddy Cabugos III, the president and owner of Sunstone Winery in Santa Barbara, California.

“Our main goal is to create unforgettable experiences for our members and guests, creating something for everyone, and that includes cannabis; wine and cannabis, I think they go hand in hand. We believe these two crops are compatible, and we’re in the perfect position to offer both.”

And, on February 2nd, Santa Barbara’s Sunstone Winery was granted approval for the last piece of a 9-month process to merge California’s cannabis and wine industries for the first time ever: the Sunstone Cannabis Market…

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Ben Owens
Ben Owens

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