Fires at Oklahoma marijuana grow facilities become major concern – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

JOINING US LIVE WITH MORE ON THIS. ALEX, YOU TALKED TO OBION TODAY? YES. AND THEY SAY ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT THEY’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS THAT A LOT OF THESE OPERATIONS ARE OPERATING WITHOUT HAVING BEEN INSPECTED BY A CITY OR STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUILDING IS UP TO CODE. NOW, SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER HERE IN THE JONES AREA IN THE CITY OF JONES, IN BACK OF THOSE STORAGE UNITS, THERE USED TO BE A MARIJUANA PROCESSING FACILITY. AND THEY SAID EVEN THAT FACILITY THAT ALSO CAUGHT FIRE WAS NOT UP TO CODE. IT WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE CITY FIRE MARSHAL. AND THEY SAID MANY OF THESE FACILITIES ARE NOT BEING INSPECTED. AND THE STATE DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT THEM UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE. AND IF THESE PLACES WERE INSPECTED, THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE PASSED BECAUSE OF THE WIRING AND JUST NUMEROUS OTHER A LACK OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. IN RECENT MONTHS, A NUMBER OF MARIJUANA FARMS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE CAUGHT FIRE OR SUFFERED EXPLOSIONS DUE TO BAD WIRING OR IMPROPER STORAGE OF CHEMICALS. THE OKLAHOMA BUREAU OF NARCOTICS SAYS IT THREATENS LIVES, AND THEY’RE TRYING TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS. WE’VE HAD TWO BUILDINGS GROW HOUSES THAT OUR AGENTS WERE SERVING WARRANTS IN THAT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE OUR AGENTS WERE IN THESE ROOMS. THEY DO NOT HAVE THEY ONLY HAD ONE WAY IN ONE WAY OUT. OUR AGENTS ARE HAVING TO GET DIRT FROM TOP SOIL AND POTTING SOIL TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THEY SAY NOW THEY’RE CRACKING DOWN ON MAKING SURE EACH MARIJUANA FARM BUSINESS ALSO HAS A COPY…

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