Cannabis cultivation was being done away from main site in outdoor hoop houses
The alleged failure to follow regulations has ended with Mississippi State Department of Health ordering a large, licensed medical marijuana grower to destroy $US1 million (almost $1.4 million) worth of cannabis plants.
Citing the department, High Times reports that Mockingbird Cannabis LLC was ordered to halt some operations and make improvements to one of the company’s cultivation sites.
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It is alleged the cultivator used plastic- and cloth-covered greenhouse structures to begin cultivation operations despite Mississippi law requiring indoor growing, according to Cannabis Business Times.
Mississippi Today also noted that other cultivators were crying foul, since they had been informed that cannabis cultivation was limited to one site and outdoor greenhouses could not be used.
Although the company had been sent a letter to remedy the infractions, additional action was taken by the regulator in late October.
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Although Adcock did not specify the exact number of plants involved, their value was more than $US1 million and may have amounted to about 5,000.
Mississippi Today reports that as of Oct. 27, state regulators had okayed medical cannabis licences for 406 patients, 117 practitioners, 138 dispensaries, 47 cultivators, eight processors, three disposal companies and two testing labs. As it stands, all licences are provisional and valid for 120 days.
Per Breezy News, although some of the first crops of medical marijuana are now being harvested, Adcock said related products won’t be delivered to the dispensaries before the end of this year or the first part of 2023.
