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Editor’s note: The Independent last week reported that the state Cannabis Control Board through the state Attorney General’s Office recently requested an injunction to shut down the Native American Agricultural Development Company — a Torrance Country marijuana growing operation – after the business exceeded its permit for 3,500 plants. A recent inspection of the extensive operation […]

The Independent  has seen some tough times of late as the pandemic very nearly put an end to the publication after more than  two  decades. Longtime owner and publisher Leota Harriman persevered and kept publishing for the community despite the loss of local advertising and subscriber revenue. By the end of 2022 she was seeking a […]

The Independent  has seen some tough times of late as the pandemic very nearly put an end to the publication after more than  two  decades. Longtime owner and publisher Leota Harriman persevered and kept publishing for the community despite the loss of local advertising and subscriber revenue. By the end of 2022 she was seeking a […]

Two Torrance County marijuana farming operations – including one already under investigation by state Attorney General’s Office — are facing preliminary injunctions tohalt production for a laundry list of violations under the Cannabis Control Division of the state Regulation Licensing Department. The first company, Bliss Farm – also doing business as Love 420 and Grown […]