Man illegally growing weed on leased farmland nabbed after landowner applies for a tax break

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Liu was taken into custody last week after a vehicle stop and has since been released, the prosecutor’s office reports. A 57-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y. man faces cannabis-related charges after the owner of farmland he was leasing in South Jersey applied for a tax assessment reduction, spurring a probe that revealed his large-scale, illegal grow-op. In neighbouring New York, where the accused if from, recreational cannabis remains illegal, despite Governor Andrew Cuomo once again trying to get the plant legalized for adult-use purposes. During the U.S. election last November, New Jersey residents voted in favour of legalizing adult-use cannabis. Investigators also found about 1,000 seedlings, “many of which were aided by a lighting and heating system to promote faster growth,” the statement adds.

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A 57-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y. man faces cannabis-related charges after the owner of farmland he was leasing in South Jersey applied for a tax assessment reduction, spurring a probe that revealed his large-scale, illegal grow-op.

In all, 500-plus mature cannabis plants estimated to have a street value of US$750,000 ($960,000) were found in greenhouses, pole barns and other buildings on the property, notes a statement from the Office of the Burlington County Prosecutor.

Investigators also found about 1,000 seedlings, “many of which...

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