Calaveras County in California Green Lights Marijuana Cultivation
County has permitted about 800 growers.
The destruction left by the Butte Fire was still evident Thursday morning in remnants of charred, leafless trees and gaping holes on hillsides, but vegetation does grow from the ruins: marijuana.
In an area hit hardest last year, not far from Baker Riley Way in Mokelumne Hill, lies a pocket of cannabis cultivators.
Among them is Max Cirello, 19. He said Calaveras County officials told him he was among the youngest in the area to obtain a commercial license last week.
After a six-week window to obtain a permit to cultivate within the county, registration for cannabis cultivators ended June 30.
Because of the volume of applications received toward the end of the process, Peter Maurer, Calaveras County planning director, said the planning department began accepting applications to verify after the deadline.
As of Tuesday, Maurer said they received between 250 and 300 applications...
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