United Cannabis Corp. (fka CNABQ)

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Reality: Outside the tribe and its partners, the project seems to have few vocal supporters in Ukiah.

Small marijuana farmers, many of whom operated illegally for years, are worried that such a big enterprise will hurt their sales, strain the water supply and mar the county's reputation for primo bud. "It's like Costco coming to town," said Julia Carrera of the Small Farmers Assn. "The small mom-and-pop can no longer survive."

County supervisors, who learned about the tribe's plans from newspaper accounts, are wary.

"This proposal flies squarely in the face of local law," said Mendocino County Supervisor John McCowen. "And it's hard for me to see how this would be consistent with state law."

"I can understand how they would be allowed to grow it, but I don't understand how they would distribute it," said Supervisor Dan Hamburg. "This is supposed to be a money-making venture. How do they turn it into cash in such a confused legal environment?"
-LA Times