I looked into JR and Lighthouse a while back, I found someone who is extremely experienced in cannabis and he appears to have been in business for many years under the state’s medical mj laws. He has several licenses, mostly in Santa Cruz, but I haven’t checked the state’s database in several months.
I found no connection to JWM
It’s my understanding that Lighthouse leased all of the greenhouses on the property, I found this out by digging through the Monterey County permits website, and a couple of phone calls to the planning department. There’s a large field behind the greenhouse, I don’t know who, if anyone is leasing it. Eventually outdoor grows will probably be legalized there.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see ongoing permit activity as growers have more money to invest and upgrade their properties, especially electrical. I haven’t looked closely lately so I’m not sure what they’re doing exactly. Last time I looked was earlier this year when there was the long delay getting the nursery room built. According to the county, the property owner pulled permits to upgrade their guard shack, problem was it was built without permits, so they had to get it inspected and permitted before they could upgrade it. They also told me something else that was strange, the property owner got the application for a cultivation permit from the county, but they never filled it out. This was about 7-8 months ago, well after legalization, hopefully by now they’ve gotten around to it.
What I never understood was, why did Lighthouse sub lease their greenhouse to Battle Mountain? Those particular greenhouses needed a lot of work, but they’re worth a lot more than the $7500 in rent being charged iirc. Considering VBF only has 5,000 square feet licensed, yet according to BoSox, the greenhouses are full, makes me think Lighthouse has taken over that space, but it could be another sub tenant. It’s tough maybe impossible, to tell what license goes with what address or greenhouse, might take a FOIA request to the state.