BEL-AIR POT BUST; DEPUTIES FIND MORE THATN 5,000 PLANTS, ARREST PROP. 215 BACKER.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County sheriff's deputies searched a multimillion-dollar mansion in Bel-Air on Tuesday night and found 5,000 marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates. plants growing inside, authorities said. Todd McCormick, 27, who deputies identified as an outspoken proponent One who offers or proposes. A proponent is a person who comes forward with an a item or an idea. A proponent supports an issue or advocates a cause, such as a proponent of a will. PROPONENT, eccl. law. of Proposition 215, the voter-approved state measure which legalized use of marijuana for medicinal purposes Medicinal Purposes is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Plot Edinburgh, 1827. , was arrested on suspicion of cultivating marijuana. He was being held on $1 million bail, authorities said. It was unknown whether McCormick owned or rented the house. Others at the house also were detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: for questioning. The plants were found in a five-story home in the 1600 block of Stone Canyon Road, an area known for large homes and walled properties. Authorities said deputies served the search warrant about 8 p.m. Sheriff's Sgt. David Helm said it was the result of a two-week investigation by narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. agents. Deputy Debra Glafkides said the department likely will seek federal charges against McCormick because of the size of the operation. ``This marijuana growth is considered a large commercial growth and any time that a large commercial growth is found the federal government has stricter penalties than a local or state penalty would have,'' said Deputy Carrie Stewart. Only one floor of the mansion was furnished. The rest of the house was dedicated to growing what deputies said was high-grade marijuana, which can sell for up to $500 an ounce. Plants - grown under lights - ranged from seedlings to plants several feet tall. |
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