FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Two Fresno County residents who grew marijuana at their homes have been fined a total of $73,000 under the county’s new pot cultivation ban.
The Fresno Bee reports (https://bit.ly/1jIi6yR ) supervisors approved the penalties at a hearing Tuesday.
The ban, which took effect in February, calls for fines of $1,000 per plant found at residences.
A Kerman area man was fined $30,000 for having 30 marijuana plants in his garage.
A woman from Manteca was hit with a $43,000 fine - $1,000 for each of the 43 plants found at her mother’s home. The newspaper says her mother could also face penalties through a property lien.
Fresno lawyer Brenda Linder calls the fines “exorbitant.” She says she will seek a temporary restraining order to stop the county from continuing to go after small-time growers.
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Information from: The Fresno Bee, https://www.fresnobee.com
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