Two Torrance County marijuana-growing operations have been ordered to shut down and the owners each fined $1 million in rulings announced on Jan. 2. The fines are the largest by far the Cannabis Control Division has issued to violators. “The illicit activity conducted at both of these farms undermines the good work that many cannabis […]
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Torrance County Pot Farms Ordered to Shut Down
Two Torrance County marijuana-growing operations have been ordered to shut down and the owners each fined $1 million in rulings announced on Jan. 2. The fines are the largest by far the Cannabis Control Division has issued to violators. “The illicit activity conducted at both of these farms undermines the good work that many cannabis […]
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