A former California inmate facility has been approved as the location for a cannabis growing and processing operation.
Last Thursday the Coalinga City Council voted on two local measures regarding marijuana, both of which have passed. The first measure, which passed in a 4-1 vote, allows compliant cannabis cultivation within city limits – effective immediately.
Also passing council approval was a proposal to sell the cities dormant prison to Ocean Grown Extracts, who manufacture medical grade cannabis oil products. They purchased the Claremont Custody Center for 4.1 million dollars, and will use it both to grow the marijuana and process it into their line of medicinal extracts.
The city council is considering further ordinances that will allow dispensaries and deliveries to patients within its city limits in the near future. While some in the community were divided on these measures, the ability to pay off the cities almost 4 million in debt helped change a lot of minds. So they are taking each step cautiously to find ways of appeasing as much of their constituency as possible.
(Former California Prison Becoming Marijuana Grow Facility – Weed Finder™ News | Article Credit: Joshua Scott Hotchkin via Sprout News)