MERCED - An outspoken advocate for medical marijuana was evicted from her downtown dispensary Tuesday after she refused to pay her rent for several months – and deputies discovered dozens of marijuana plants said to have been growing illegally inside the second-story business.
Merced County sheriff’s deputies seized 61 marijuana plants growing in homemade greenhouses at Kiona’s Farm’acy, 357 W. Main St., suite 201.
Deputies said each plant would be worth $800 to $1,200, depending on size and quality.
Owner Lakisha Jenkins said she was having a dispute with the building’s landlord and withheld rent. She said the plumbing needed fixing and she described the elevator as “dangerous.” Jenkins said many of her medical marijuana clients needed to use the elevator.
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