http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_15530520DEA raids first medical pot co-op applicant
By TIFFANY REVELLE The Daily Journal
Updated: 07/16/2010 12:01:33 AM PDT
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration last week raided the Covelo home of the county's first applicant for a 99-plant exemption under the county's newly revised medical marijuana cultivation code.
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The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors finalized changes in the county's ordinance governing the cultivation of medical marijuana earlier this year - codified as section 9.31 of the county code. Among the changes is an exemption to the county's 25-plants-per-parcel rule for cooperatives that apply for a permit with the Sheriff's Office.
The changes were effective in May, and the county adopted permit and garden inspection fees June 22. The permit requires applicants to buy a zip tie for each of their plants from the Sheriff's Office, which are intended to signify that the plants were inspected for compliance with state and local law.
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Since the fees were adopted in late June, Allman noted, about 10 co-ops have applied for the permits. The Sheriff's Office has sold $30,000 worth of zip ties since January.