Articles tagged with "calaveras county"
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Calaveras Cannabis Farmers File Class Action Lawsuit Over Cultivation Ban
Peter Hecht - Published on August 17, 2018Read moreSpurned farmers are demanding a refund of millions of dollars in taxes and fees—a sum that could cripple the county’s budget.
How a Cannabis Ban Turned One California County Into ‘Ground Zero for Chaos’
Peter Hecht - Published on January 22, 2018Read moreHungry for tax revenue, Calaveras County licensed hundreds of commercial cannabis farms in recent years. Now it wants them gone, leaving growers in the lurch.
Calaveras County Pivots, Will Consider Large-Acreage Grow Model
Peter Hecht - Published on November 7, 2017Read moreRather than an all-out ban, some in the California county are now pushing for regulations that could decimate the area’s cannabis cultivators.
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California’s Calaveras County On Verge of Banning Cannabis Farms
Peter Hecht - Published on October 19, 2017Read moreThe county is in an uproar over a proposal to boot cannabis growers–after welcoming them just last year.
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California Auditor Accuses Sheriff of Misusing Cannabis Fees to Fund Raids
The Associated Press - Published on August 10, 2017Read moreThe Calaveras County auditor says the sheriff improperly spent some of the $1 million his office made from legal cannabis fees to go after illegal operators.
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California Authorities Seize 27,000 Cannabis Plants in 4-Day Calaveras Raid
The Associated Press - Published on August 4, 2017Read moreThe crackdown on more than a dozen farms occurred in different parts of Calaveras County, southeast of Sacramento in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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The Great Cannabis Clash of Calaveras County
Chris Roberts - Published on August 1, 2017Read moreCalifornia’s Gold Country is dying. The marijuana industry has arrived, offering tax revenue and job opportunities. So why are locals rejecting it?
