Up in smoke: Thousands of pounds of pot destroyed in Washington state | Just The News
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Officials in Washington state this week destroyed some 13,000 pounds of marijuana plants in Touchet, a rural area southeast of Yakima.
The state Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) said the plants were valued at about $3 million.
The pot came from three farms – Evergreen Nirvana, Black Diamond Cannabis and Green Volcano – which are the only authorized marijuana producers in Walla Walla County.
The LCB warned the farms last month that about half of their crop would be destroyed, accusing them of growing plants on more than their allotted amount of land.
Regulators say authorized farms can only use 30,000 square feet of outdoor land to grow their plants. An attorney for the farms told local media that the actual canopy of their plants was under the 30,000 square foot limit and that the additional land was empty space between individual plants.
The owners of the farms claim they are being unfairly targeted due to complaints filed with the LCB by competitors.
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