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Um, its being grown in Humboldt county in the middle of the forest. It is essentially incredibly cheap forced labor - but input costs are pretty low. There is
by boringg 5y ago
Um, its being grown in Humboldt county in the middle of the forest. It is essentially incredibly cheap forced labor - but input costs are pretty low.
There is also pot being imported but a lot of it is grown in the state/national forests.
- pengaru 5y agoJudging from news reports, a good chunk is grown in the desert region as well: https://z1077fm.com/tag/marijuana/ https://z1077fm.com/tag/marijuana/
- boringg 5y agoSeems like both mexican and asian gangs based on those arrested. Desert seems like a bold place to grow even in the shade structures... All you need to do is run an algorithm over the satellite data for any new structures on a weekly basis then have PD check it out for illegal grow op...
- pengaru 5y agoThe consequences for the perps are basically nil, it's apparently a land use violation as far as CA is concerned. Literally a county code enforcement/permitting office problem of agriculture in a non-agriculture zone. At least until they find illegal weapons or evidence of other crimes. There's been rumblings of changing the laws to increase the penalties, but I haven't followed the issue closely. The large grows are problematic for the region's water security/quality, since the region is dependent on finite groundwater aquifers full of ancient water that isn't being recharged anywhere near the rate of consumption AIUI. There are reasons it's not zoned for agriculture.