Hemp farms go quiet as Navajo police enforce court order

Noel Lyn Smith
nsmith@daily-times.com
Officers from the Navajo Police Department speak with workers at a hemp farm on Sept. 19 in Shiprock. The department has been enforcing a court order to halt farming activities.
Officers from the Navajo Police Department speak with workers at a hemp farm on Sept. 19 in Shiprock. The department has been enforcing a court order to halt farming activities.
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Greenhouses are pictured on Sept. 23 at a hemp farm on Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock. The Navajo Police Department continues to enforce a court order to stop the cultivation of the plant.
Greenhouses are pictured on Sept. 23 at a hemp farm on Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock. The Navajo Police Department continues to enforce a court order to stop the cultivation of the plant.
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At left, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez meets with Navajo Police Chief Phillip Francisco on Sept. 19 during the police department's visit to hemp farms in Shiprock. Police officers have been enforcing a court order to stop production of hemp in the area.
At left, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez meets with Navajo Police Chief Phillip Francisco on Sept. 19 during the police department's visit to hemp farms in Shiprock. Police officers have been enforcing a court order to stop production of hemp in the area.
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Mobile homes sit at a hemp farm location on Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock on Sept. 23.
Mobile homes sit at a hemp farm location on Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock on Sept. 23.
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The wind moves the covering on a greenhouse at a hemp farm near Mesa farm Road in Shiprock on Sept. 23.
The wind moves the covering on a greenhouse at a hemp farm near Mesa farm Road in Shiprock on Sept. 23.
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The entrance to a hemp farm on Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock is locked on Sept. 23.
The entrance to a hemp farm on Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock is locked on Sept. 23.
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An officer with the Navajo Police Department helps with the effort to enforce a court order on Sept. 19 to stop hemp farm activities in Shiprock.
An officer with the Navajo Police Department helps with the effort to enforce a court order on Sept. 19 to stop hemp farm activities in Shiprock.
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Plants are visible inside greenhouses at a hemp cultivation site on Sept. 23 in Shiprock.
Plants are visible inside greenhouses at a hemp cultivation site on Sept. 23 in Shiprock.
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The Navajo Police Department visit a hemp farm in Shiprock on Sept. 19 to enforce the court order to stop cultivation of the plant.
The Navajo Police Department visit a hemp farm in Shiprock on Sept. 19 to enforce the court order to stop cultivation of the plant.
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An officer with the Navajo Police Department assists in the enforcement of a court order to stop the cultivation of hemp at a farm in Shiprock on Sept. 20.
An officer with the Navajo Police Department assists in the enforcement of a court order to stop the cultivation of hemp at a farm in Shiprock on Sept. 20.
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Bales of growing mix for indoor plants sit unopened on Sept. 23 at a hemp farm on Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock.
Bales of growing mix for indoor plants sit unopened on Sept. 23 at a hemp farm on Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock.
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Cattle graze near a hemp farm on Sept. 23 near Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock.
Cattle graze near a hemp farm on Sept. 23 near Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock.
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