A marijuana growing facility in White Haven reeks so intensely that many neighbors say they can’t open their windows in the summer without feeling sick.
The acrid stench from Standard Farms’ greenhouses can be detected up to a half-mile across the community.
Complaints were routine at borough meetings, minutes show. Several neighbors claim they have struggled to sell their houses — as their property values crashed — since the marijuana producer moved into the tiny hamlet. “I open my back door and you’d think there was 20 skunks in my garage,” said nearby resident Doreen Ackers. “It takes your breath away.”
That’s not all that smells bad in White Haven.
Three former Standard Farms executives claim the company violated state laws and skirted regulations. They allege that the company used banned pesticides, illegally imported seeds and clones, recycled returned product that should have been destroyed, and asked its employees to perjure themselves on legal documents.
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