Owners of Oklahoma hemp store plead not guilty to pot charge
The Associated Press - February 27, 2018 10:59 am
PAULS VALLEY, Okla. (AP) – The owners of a legal hemp store in southern Oklahoma have pleaded not guilty to accusations of growing marijuana inside their home.
Garvin County District Court records indicate cultivation of a controlled substance and other charges were filed Monday against 36-year-old Joshua Michael Bishop and 38-year-old Kerri Leigh Bishop.
Records show the Bishops entered not guilty pleas Monday. Their attorney, Billy Vandever of Pauls Valley, didn’t immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.
The Bishops were arrested Saturday after sheriff’s deputies say they found marijuana plants and a cultivation system at the couple’s home outside Pauls Valley. Authorities recovered 65 marijuana plants, smoking devices and weighing scales.
Deputies also executed a search warrant Monday at the couple’s Pauls Valley business and seized hemp-related items to determine compliance with state law.
