Accused ganja farmers get $500,000 bail

Two farmers, accused of cultivating marijuana, were on Tuesday granted $500,000 bail each after declaring their innocence.

Dexter Wallerson and Jason Narine pleaded not guilty when they first appeared at the Providence Magistrate’s Court on April 22, 2015. Wallerson and Narine were remanded and reappeared on Tuesday, when they maintained their not guilty pleas.

Wallerson and Narine are accused of cultivating marijuana at their farm at