Robin Thicke Plans for Cannabis Farm on Relative’s Land

photo by Michelle Uthoff-Campbell

Robin Thicke and his brother Brennan plan on converting their late father Alan Thicke’s estate into a cannabis farm, according to their father’s widow, Tanya Callau. The 11-acre property in Carpeteria, California is located near Santa Barbara.

Unfortunately, the surviving family is having trouble agreeing with how to manage the property. Alan Thicke’s widow Callau and Robin and Brennan Thicke are discussing who owns the rights to the property, and a legal battle is beginning to ensue. Adam Streisand, Callau’s lawyer, believes the sons are making false claims because Callau won’t let them convert the property into a cannabis cultivation site. “Since Alan died, his sons have been haranguing her to let them turn America’s dad’s homestead into a massive pot plantation,” Callau’s attorney, Adam F. Streisand, told People.

According to reports, Callau legally owns a “25 percent interest in the ranch,” a $500,000 life insurance policy, all of his union membership and pension death benefits and 40 percent of his remaining estate. Robin and Brennan Thicke, however, claim that the documents are invalid. Robin and Brennan Thicke say that Alan left all three sons equal shares of the ranch, plus 75 percent of his personal effects and 60 percent of the estate. The two sons filed a petition against her.

Those who grew up in the ‘80s remember Alan Thicke as Jason Seaver from Growing Pains on ABC. His son would go on to enjoy a successful career until his 2013 song, “Blurred Lines” dominated the charts and hit number one in 25 countries. Robin Thicke is a regular cannabis consumer, and had run into the law when he was caught smoking a pre-roll in his Cadillac Escalade in New York City in 2012.

The proposal is not without controversy. If the legal battle dies out, and the property is approved for cannabis cultivation, the Thicke family could establish a successful business in cultivating legal cannabis in California.