This company called Copperstate Farms is opening up a 40 acre greenhouse to grow medical marijuana. They can only distribute in-state and I'm concerned they'll have overflow. The company is owned by Fife Symington IV (sounds fake), who has no known history of ever growing. His father, a former governor and almost convicted felon, voted multiple times against a medical marijuana bill in the 90's. Fife IV has ties to cartels and I don't know what to think. Can anyone find anything on these people to show that they know what they're doing? I'm not trying to by any gross goods.
New Greenhouse in Snowflake, AZ. Going to be huge. Support or nah?
Justin-case
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State?
Justin-case
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Never mind duh
Justin-case
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You waited all day for that, pathetic dude!
squarepush3r
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sounds like some connected people with some money grabs
Justin-case
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ttystikk
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I think you're right to smell a scam. They better produce good bud or no matter what else they try they'll go right under.
UncleBuck
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no one likes you.
Justin-case
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Monster Pot Raid on Tribal Territory in Modoc County; Feds Allege Connection With Canadian Tobacco Giant
Facebook post with picture of the raid by Modoc local Bruce Brown.
A federal search warrant executed on a tribal grow op in Modoc County this morning alleges that a tiny northern California tribe today has partnered up with an executive of a huge Canadian tobacco concern to produce marijuana on a massive scale.
Officers from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Drug Enforcement Administration raided two sites on tribal land this morning — one of them a former “event center” for the five-member Alturas Rancheria, next to the tribe’s casino, and another a huge growing facility approximately eight miles east of the town of Alturas and immediately off Interstate 395. A press release — reprinted below — reports that agents discovered at least 10,000 growing marijuana plants and 100 pounds of processed bud during this morning’s raid.
None of that would seem like an absolutely huge deal on the Humboldt scale, but before skipping down to the press release it pays to take a look at the details included in the search warrants served today. (Download here.) Those details are absolutely bonkers.
First and foremost, the federal agent who wrote the warrant links the operation — which was just gearing up — to businessman Jerry Montour, who is the CEO of Canadian tobacco giant Grand River Enterprises. Several confidential informants told law enforcement officers that Montour had financed the construction of greenhouse and processing facilities on both sites, and had personally showed up in Alturas several times, once to congratulate and thank employees of the operation.
One of the people who tipped off law enforcement to these details, according to the search warrant, was Alturas Rancheria tribal member Wendy Del Rosa, who implicated her brother, Phillip Del Rosa, for partnering up with Montour and others to initiate the grow, which she said was against the wishes of the five-member tribe. The siblings are currently battling for control of the tribe, according to this fascinating Sacramento Bee article from April.
Elsewhere in the warrant, you can find photographs taken by law enforcement to develop probable cause to search the site. They include overheads of the stunning scale of the “XL Ranch” site, as well as “plant manifests” used by operation employees to catalog the exact number of Sour Diesel, Platinum Kush, Blueberry Cookie, etc. that were to be transported from one location to the other.
Security at the operation was contracted out to a private firm headed by a former cop — a sworn officer with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office — according to the warrant, which sought special permission to search his trailer at the site.
Seriously, read that whole warrant. It’s something else. Photos and press release follow.
Overview of growing ops at the “XL” Ranch, from the federal search warrant served this morning.
Photo taken from the shoulder of Interstate 395.
Facebook post with picture of the raid by Modoc local Bruce Brown.
A federal search warrant executed on a tribal grow op in Modoc County this morning alleges that a tiny northern California tribe today has partnered up with an executive of a huge Canadian tobacco concern to produce marijuana on a massive scale.
Officers from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Drug Enforcement Administration raided two sites on tribal land this morning — one of them a former “event center” for the five-member Alturas Rancheria, next to the tribe’s casino, and another a huge growing facility approximately eight miles east of the town of Alturas and immediately off Interstate 395. A press release — reprinted below — reports that agents discovered at least 10,000 growing marijuana plants and 100 pounds of processed bud during this morning’s raid.
None of that would seem like an absolutely huge deal on the Humboldt scale, but before skipping down to the press release it pays to take a look at the details included in the search warrants served today. (Download here.) Those details are absolutely bonkers.
First and foremost, the federal agent who wrote the warrant links the operation — which was just gearing up — to businessman Jerry Montour, who is the CEO of Canadian tobacco giant Grand River Enterprises. Several confidential informants told law enforcement officers that Montour had financed the construction of greenhouse and processing facilities on both sites, and had personally showed up in Alturas several times, once to congratulate and thank employees of the operation.
One of the people who tipped off law enforcement to these details, according to the search warrant, was Alturas Rancheria tribal member Wendy Del Rosa, who implicated her brother, Phillip Del Rosa, for partnering up with Montour and others to initiate the grow, which she said was against the wishes of the five-member tribe. The siblings are currently battling for control of the tribe, according to this fascinating Sacramento Bee article from April.
Elsewhere in the warrant, you can find photographs taken by law enforcement to develop probable cause to search the site. They include overheads of the stunning scale of the “XL Ranch” site, as well as “plant manifests” used by operation employees to catalog the exact number of Sour Diesel, Platinum Kush, Blueberry Cookie, etc. that were to be transported from one location to the other.
Security at the operation was contracted out to a private firm headed by a former cop — a sworn officer with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office — according to the warrant, which sought special permission to search his trailer at the site.
Seriously, read that whole warrant. It’s something else. Photos and press release follow.
Overview of growing ops at the “XL” Ranch, from the federal search warrant served this morning.
Photo taken from the shoulder of Interstate 395.
How is this Politics?..not that I don't love MMJ.
Can't we have some semblance of structure here?
londonfog
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londonfog
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You asked how is this politics. I merely showed you that it can also be news. You should have just said thank you, but you are too much of a bitter bitter woman. also stop being a bigot.
Justin-case
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Who knows, beautiful area, not much going on, Mostly tourists fishing (hatt creek, fall river)and golfing
ttystikk
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Foreign politician ownership connection.
I am definitely thinking that too. Hopefully, I can get more news about this and keep you all posted. Thanks for the reply.
I totally agree. I am kind of dumbfounded how no one thinks that this is suspicious. They have no history of growing but want to start one of the largest greenhouses. They partnered with Aphria, but I do not know how they will be able to maintain growth without using lamps.
I'm sorry to disappoint you by posting this in the wrong thread, I guess. Thanks for your concern and I'll try to find a better place for it.