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4 Arrested in Raid on Marijuana Farm 
Posted by FoM on August 07, 2000 at 21:11:18 PT
By Holly J. Wolcott
Source: Los Angeles Times
Four Kern County residents were jailed after authorities shut down a major marijuana-growing operation on a remote ranch here, police said Saturday.   The raid followed a two-week investigation by Ventura County sheriff's narcotics detectives, who took the four people, all from Maricopa, into custody Friday morning. Authorities estimate the illegal operation was worth more than $500,000. 
  According to Sgt. Bob Garcia, detectives found 342 pot plants being cultivated in several spots indoors and outdoors at the ranch. The plants were between 5 and 6 feet tall, he said.   Authorities also found a small building on the property, located in the 300 block of Lockwood Valley Road, where it appeared marijuana was being processed into hashish, a more potent form of the illegal substance, Garcia said.   Lynn Osburn, 50, Judy Osburn, 47, Carol Jo Papac, 50, and Mark Davidson, 28, were each being held on $50,000 bail. Contact: letters latimes.com Published: Sunday, August 6, 2000 Copyright 2000 Los Angeles Times E-Mail Message From Scott ImlerReceived: August 7, 2000Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Cooperative's Off-site Garden RAIDED By Ventura County SheriffOn Friday, August 4th the LACRC's Off-site Co-Op Cultivation Project in Ventura County was raided by various Ventura County law enforcement agencies.Four LACRC members were arrested and jailed, including LACRC Board member Judy Osburn and her husband Lynn Osburn, and Carol Jo Papac (aka The Woodnymph) and her partner Mark Davison. Like all LACRC members the four are qualified patients under California's voter approved Proposition 215.All four were released on bail late Friday night and are doing OK. We are optimistic that when the facts come to light, our rights will be upheld.Judy, Lynn, Carol Jo, Mark and the 827 other members of the LACRC will need the support of the entire movement to prevail. This represents a significant portion of our annual supply and patients are already suffering for the loss.We sincerely hope we will see all of you at the Shadow Convention in LA on Tuesday, August 15th to speak our truth to power.For more information please contact Scott at the LACRC323-874-0811.Grace and Peace,ScottScott Imler, PresidentLos Angeles Cannabis Resource Center: http://www.lacbc.org/Shadow Conventions 2000 News Boardhttp://homepages.go.com/~marthag1/Shadcon.htmCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives:http://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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