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Santa Cruz County supervisors ban commercial marijuana growing

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 03/24/2015 - 21:09

Speakers line up to argue for or against banning marijuana cultivation in Santa Cruz County.  (March 24, 2015)

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Speakers line up to argue for or against banning marijuana cultivation in Santa Cruz County.  (March 24, 2015)

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It came down to one vote Tuesday as the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to ban commercial marijuana grows in unincorporated Santa Cruz County.

Before the vote, public comments lasted for more than three hours. Passionate pleas were made on both sides of the debate. 

The Santa Cruz County board chamber was packed with growers, medical marijuana patients, and neighbors who are impacted by illegal and legal marijuana cultivation.

Supervisors said there has been a real struggle to regulate the commercial cultivation. Using a slideshow presentation, the county showed a map of 145 known illegal grows.

Medical marijuana patients and dispensary owners who spoke out said they are concerned that the...

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