The Outdoor Growing Ban

By: Coral G. Ceiley    The year is 2014 and many retired people in Redding, California, have been complaining about the smell of the marijuana within the city limits. Groups of people are complaining at city council meetings about the abundance of marijuana gardens, the increase in crime rates, and the harmful chemicals used in cultivation.    Nobody is mentioning the huge economic shot in the arm Redding and Shasta County have received from the dozen or more grow stores, which are flourishing, or the prolific co-ops; not to mention the money spent by well-paid growers who spend, spend, spend in all … Continue reading The Outdoor Growing Ban