[Vision2020] Fibromyalgia sufferer turns to marijuana production

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of today's (May 29, 2015) Lewiston Tribune.

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Fibromyalgia sufferer turns to marijuana production

- Woman launching 6th pot farm in Whitman County

A former stay-at-home mom is the latest Whitman County resident to join a group of entrepreneurs hoping to cash in on marijuana, Washington state's most talked about cash crop.
Nicole Morgan, 27, of the Pine City area about 10 miles southwest of Rosalia, has clearance under a Tier 3 license to grow 10,000 to 30,000 square feet of pot. Her farm, called Squires Forest, is the sixth cannabis-raising operation in Whitman County.
She is familiar with marijuana because it relieves the pain she experiences from fibromyalgia, Morgan said. "I've been a medical grower for a long time," she said. "It's something where I can have my own business."
Her operation is an indoor facility not yet operating at full capacity, but she has plans to expand outside at a later date.
Morgan has held a variety of positions, such as working in food preparation, customer service and as a waitress, according to documents obtained by the Tribune from the Washington State Liquor Control Board.
Squires Farm is being financed by Lorin and Peggy Carlon, who are both 69 years old and Rosalia-area residents. They have provided a loan to Morgan for $290,000 at 6 percent interest and a gift of an undisclosed amount, according to the documents.
Lorin Carlon is the father of Travis Carlon, who was married to Morgan before the marriage was annulled, and they want to "get Nicole on her feet," according to the documents. Lorin Carlon is a farmer and coach at West Valley School District in the Spokane Valley and Peggy Carlon was a third-grade teacher at St. John Elementary School from 1983 to 2012, according to the documents.
Squires Farms joins five marijuana growers in Whitman County. Three G Farms is another Tier 3 grower about 20 miles northwest of Colfax near Endicott. The others all have Tier 2 licenses that allow 2,000 to 10,000 square feet of cannabis. They are Interstate 502 in Pullman; Northwest Finest, about 30 miles northwest of Colfax in the St. John area; RL Farms, just west of Colfax off State Route 26; and Jvard, along U.S. Highway 195 near Thornton.
A total of 13 licenses to grow marijuana are pending in Whitman County and one is outstanding in Asotin County. No applications have been filed in Garfield County.

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LEGALIZE IT!    REGULATE IT!    TAX IT!



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Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The American Nurses Association (ANA) recognizes that patients should have safe access to therapeutic marijuana/cannabis. Cannabis or marijuana has been used medicinally for centuries. It has been shown to be effective in treating a wide range of symptoms and conditions.” 
– American Nurses Association
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