Man arrested in marijuana case

Police arrested a 58-year-old Pahoa man on Wednesday for allegedly growing and distributing marijuana and hash oil.

John Kenneth Weston was charged with attempted first-degree commercial promotion of marijuana, second-degree promotion of marijuana, first-degree promotion of a harmful drug and three counts of possessing drug paraphernalia.

According to police, officers served a search warrant on Weston’s property and confiscated more than six pounds of processed marijuana, 69 plants between 3-4 feet tall and 84 grams of hash oil.

His bail was set at $31,000.