US (CO): Cure Organic Farms fighting major marijuana greenhouse operation in Boulder County
Paul Cure of Cure Organic Farms has spent the last ten years building up a certified organic farm with his wife, Anne. To be certified organic by the government, the Cures had to pay thousands of dollars in fees and maintain strict requirements on their growing and handling of food.
But if Boulder County approves the construction of four, 4,000-plus square-foot marijuana greenhouses and a 5,040 square-foot plant warehouse on 75th Street and Valmont Road, Paul Cure says, their organic farm would become tainted.
"This is not about pot," he adds. "Our concerns are very multi-dimensional. First and foremost, the air and water quality would be seriously jeopardized. This is a 21,000 square-foot footprint that our whole neighbourhood is affected by."
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