Illegal Cannabis Cultivators Pay $50K Restitution To First 5 Yolo Commission

WOODLAND (CBS13) — The First 5 Yolo Commission, a local organization dedicated to helping raise healthy, safe and ready to learn children, received a large donation Thursday, thanks to unlawful marijuana growers.

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The Yolo County District Attorney announced that civil settlements reached with two local cannabis growers engaged in illegal activities included restitution payments totaling in $53,000. That money was payable to the First 5 Yolo Commission to help children in their first five years of life.

To learn more about First 5 Yolo visit www.first5yolo.org.