Large marijuana farm proposed for idyllic Colo. countryside angers residents

Proposed pot farm on countryside angers residents

LONGMONT, Colo. — The investor saw potential in the scrubby 67 acres tucked away amid multimillion dollar homes: He would turn the land into a vast pot farm and capitalize on the booming medical marijuana industry.

But Scott Mullner, a city councilman from Laramie, Wyo., infuriated his Colorado neighbors with his plan to place a huge marijuana farm in the midst of their idyllic Northern Colorado countryside.

They say the project will damage property values and attract more unwanted attention than the previous business at the location — an organic egg farm.

Boulder County commissioners will decide Tuesday whether to have a public hearing about Mullner’s plan after receiving a flurry of e-mails and calls from residents in opposition.