Revenue Will Double Almost Immediately If Recreational Marijuana Becomes Legal The legalized pot industry is quickly moving into the mainstream of Canada's business and legal communities. Driving growth is the new Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulation (MMPR), which last year replaced the former home growing regime with a system that allows for the commercial production and distribution of marijuana by private companies licensed by Health Canada. As of June 2015, the federal government had issued licences to 25 producers. Meanwhile, almost 100 medical marijuana "dispensaries" have opened in Vancouver [continues 631 words]
It's been eight months since the City of Porterville required residents to acquire a permit to grow marijuana for medical use, and for most of that time, only one permit had been issued. However, the permits are suddenly more popular, with 10 issued recently, according to city staff. The ordinance requiring permits was approved in October 2014 and went into effect Nov. 6. It allows medical marijuana patients to have up to 20 cannabis plants which can be located in a yard or accessory structure, or a combination of both. [continues 226 words]
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California took the first step Thursday to regulate its nearly 20-year-old medical marijuana industry, one that lawmakers said currently resembles something out of the "wild, wild West." Lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly passed separate bills attempting to set up state regulations that will pass muster with the federal Department of Justice. The bills were among dozens of pieces of legislation advancing through the Legislature Thursday as lawmakers faced a Friday deadline to move bills out of their house of origin. [continues 652 words]
Tulare County Supervisors Tuesday adopted what they termed "medical marijuana policy principles" in response to a slew of bills bouncing around Sacramento that could change the current laws governing the use and cultivation of marijuana in the state. Debbie Vaughn with the Chief Administrator's Office told the board a committee had recently surveyed all the bills being talked about in the state Legislature and noted, "the belief is there will be some ballot measures in the next election." The purpose was to keep the county up-to-date on what is being considered so it can react to any serious legislation. [continues 263 words]
Regarding your May 5 editorial, one day marijuana will be fully legal and there will be no environmentally destructive wilderness grows. Suburban basement grows with artificial lights and massive carbon footprints will be a thing of the past. These are vestiges of marijuana prohibition. When marijuana is fully legal, legitimate farmers will produce it by the ton under natural sunlight and ideal soil conditions at a fraction of the current cost. This is important. Financial incentives drive harmful cultivation practices. Marijuana prohibition distorts supply and demand dynamics so that big money grows on little trees. Mexican drug cartels do not sneak into national forests to grow cucumbers and tomatoes. They cannot compete with real farmers. For the sake of the environment, the sooner the marijuana plant is treated as a legal agricultural commodity, the better. California needs to catch up with Colorado. Robert Sharpe Policy Analyst Common Sense for Drug Policy [end]
When officers with the Tulare County Sheriff's Department and other law enforcement agencies raided a large, sophisticated marijuana-growing operation last month, they removed a significant threat to the safety of anyone who might have stumbled upon the illegal operation. On April 23, officers went to the location northwest of Delano where they found more than 12,000 marijuana plants in various stages of growth inside 49 separate green houses. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said it appeared the operation had been there a while. [continues 235 words]
We were please to see the board of supervisors stay the course when it comes to curtailing the growing of marijuana in Tulare County. The board recently agreed to keep the ordinance in place which greatly restricts the growing of marijuana. It does not completely ban marijuana growing, but narrows down where it can legally be grown. Marijuana growing both on private and public lands hit epidemic proportions three years ago. So blatant were the illegal growers, you could smell the illicit weed and often, it was very visible to neighbors or even passersby on roadways. [continues 214 words]
KEMPTVILLE - Provincial police here are assisting a coroner's investigation into the death of a 23-year-old woman that may have been related to the use of ecstasy, also known as MDMA or Molly. Grenville OPP say that just after 3 a.m. on Sunday, they were called to a Kemptville home to assist with a woman who had no vital signs. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Constable Cathy Lindsey of the Kemptville detachment said illegal substances believed to be ecstasy were found at the Kemptville home where the woman died, but could not speculate as to the cause of death. [continues 330 words]
This is National Addictions Awareness Week. That itself marks progress in admitting there is a problem. It is up to all of us to help fight the battle. For the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, preventing and reducing harms associated with substance use and abuse by youth is a priority. "Youth 15 to 24 years of age have the highest self-reported past-year use of illicit substances compared to older Canadians, and are approximately five times more likely than adults aged 25 years and older to report harm because of drug use," says the Centre. [continues 239 words]
The marijuana ordinance requiring patients cultivating their own plants to have a city-issued permit goes into effect today. "[Patients] need to submit an application starting [today]," Interim Community Development Director Jenni Byers said. Porterville City Council approved the permit process a month ago, but so far no one has inquired about the application. "We have not actually received any requests for applications, or requests to even view the application," said Byers. The new ordinance allows qualifying patients to have up to 20 cannabis plants which can be located in a yard or inside an accessory structure, or a combination of both, as long as they have a permit. [continues 729 words]
Now that the city has basically given local medical marijuana users what they want, the pressure is on them to see to it that the city's new medical marijuana growing ordinance is followed and there are no problems with people illegally growing marijuana in their back yards. The council has agreed to not only allow those who have a "letter of recommend" from a doctor to use and grow their own marijuana, but to grow as many as 20 plants. The council set the fee to get a permit at the lowest recommended amount -- just $40 per user, which we feel it too low. [continues 203 words]
It's about time the Ontario government beefed up legislation to include new penalties for drug-impaired drivers. As the use of narcotics, both prescribed and illegal, becomes more prevalent, their use is having an impact on our roads. Ontario must deal with drugs and driving in the same fashion as with drinking and driving-with tough laws. And so the government's announcement Tuesday is appropriate. It is proposing amendments to its distracted driving bill that would include new penalties for drug-impaired drivers. [continues 278 words]
OTTAWA- The NDP and Liberals say the Conservative-dominated health committee report on marijuana is biased, inherently flawed, and omits evidence that contradicts Conservative ideology. The health committee's report, called "Health Risks and Harms of Marijuana," recommends the government try to prevent marijuana use in Canada as well as raise awareness to the drug's harmful effects. Health committee chairman and Conservative MP Ben Lobb did not return QMI Agency's request for comment on Tuesday. The NDP and Liberals rejected the committee's majority report. New Democrats on the committee said testimony "that did not support (the Conservatives') pre-conceived views about marijuana ... was dismissed and eliminated." [continues 105 words]
One drug-dependent baby is born every hour in the USA, researchers say. They are the tiniest victims of the nation's opioid epidemic, born into agony -- trembling, sweating and crying inconsolably from the pain of drug withdrawal. And as their numbers soar, doctors, health officials and drug-control professionals are pushing to screen all pregnant women for substance abuse. "When a child's first days in this world are in agony, that certainly should be a concern to all of us," said Van Ingram, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy. "We need to do all we can to prevent this." [continues 598 words]
OTTAWA - Canada's drug policy is a failure and it is killing people in communities across the country, drug-reform activists said Tuesday in Ottawa. Drug activists, health lobbyists and other leaders in the field, including the Liberal Party's health critic, gathered on Parliament Hill for a press conference to advocate for a fairer drug policy than the current one they say unfairly criminalizes drugs users and leads to the mistreatment of addiction. The speakers on Tuesday all wanted Canada's drug policies reformed, but the divergence in their messages reflected the difficulties in rallying public opinion in favour of changing the way addicts are treated and how drugs are distributed in Canada. [continues 192 words]
NDP Leader Says It Doesn't Make Sense To Criminalize Marijuana Users OTTAWA - NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair said he believes the decision to smoke weed is a personal one and not something with which the Criminal Code should concern itself. Officially, the NDP's position is in favour of decriminalization, though Mulcair says more stakeholder consultation is needed to understand the implications of changing marijuana laws. Speaking at the Canadian Medical Association's general meeting Wednesday, Mulcair said it doesn't make sense to criminalize weed smokers. [continues 178 words]
Area residents will be polled for their reaction to federal Liberal policies prior to an election but riding president Ross Howard does not foresee a backlash over leader Justin Trudeau's support for legalizing marijuana. "I don't believe his stance on marijuana and other policies are going to be a deterrent," said Howard, one day after the riding's annual general meeting in Brockville where two candidates, Kyle Johnston, 27, and Josh Bennett, 38, were introduced to an audience of more than 100 people. [continues 493 words]
'Telling Kids to Not Smoke Pot Is Not a Partisan Attack,' Ambrose Says OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose blames Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau after doctors groups declined to participate in a government anti-marijuana campaign. Speaking at a meeting of the Canadian Medical Association, Ambrose accused Trudeau of "politicizing" the debate over marijuana and said that shouldn't take away from the importance of the government's message. "Telling kids to not smoke pot is not a partisan attack on Justin Trudeau by Health Canada," Ambrose said. "It is a sound public health policy backed by science - whether it's legal or illegal, the health risks remain the same." [continues 391 words]
Wife Says Laws Need to Be Changed WINDSOR, Ont. - Marc Emery, the so-called "Prince of Pot," was greeted with cheers from marijuana activists and a hug and kiss from his wife when he arrived in Canada Tuesday after serving 4 1/2 years in a Louisiana prison. Emery, escorted across the border by U.S. marshals, walked out of the Windsor customs building a free man at 4:10 p.m. "Welcome home," the crowd roared. Emery appeared dazed. "I feel good," he said. Earlier, a crowd gathered outside Windsor City Hall in anticipation of Emery's homecoming. [continues 112 words]
While many criticize her position, she says law punishes users ORANGE -- North Quabbin legislator Denise Andrews has come under fire for being the only member of the House of Representatives to vote against toughening penalties for heroin trafficking. The Republican candidate for the Second Franklin District House seat now held by Andrews has criticized the incumbent for what she calls "epic blindness to local concerns" in being the sole vote to sustain a gubernatorial veto against raising the maximum sentence for heroin trafficking from 20 to 30 years. [continues 656 words]
In Politics: Ground Shifting Rapidly on Pot Prohibition WASHINGTON - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau might have an ally in Canada's Prince of Pot - whether he likes it or not. Allen St. Pierre - executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, the oldest pro-legalization group in the U.S. - knows Marc Emery from their time fighting pot laws. He says Emery's likely itching to return to the fray after serving time in U.S. prison for marijuana distribution. [continues 251 words]
Ottawa has a problem with guns and gangs. Several problems actually. But the biggest one, as usual, is conceptual, because if you don't realize what you're doing wrong you can't change it. On the surface our problem is a spate of people being shot in the legs in public housing. The victims then "refuse to cooperate with the police," sociology-speak for "they won't tell the cops who did it." They know, of course. This is drug trade violence and they are shot by partner-competitors when deals go bad or over turf. But they won't talk partly because they are more afraid of their rivals than of polite society and partly because they are deeply alienated from polite society. [continues 526 words]
The law commanded the agency to have at least one treatment center open and serving patients in each county by early last winter. The law is also explicit that until treatment centers are open, qualified patients with a recommendation or their designated caregiver registered with the department may obtain marijuana from the "black market" or grow; clearly, an incentive for prompt compliance by the department with its duties. The department is fiddling and diddling in its duty to register treatment centers. Meanwhile it objects to caregivers with the ability to get marijuana for patients to do so for more than one patient. It is blind to the fact that most patients do not have the ability to grow or otherwise get the variety of the herb they need "on just about every busy street corner or side alley in the commonwealth." [continues 62 words]
To the editor: Regarding Warren Kinsella's June 20 column, is the Conservative Party on the payroll of Mexican drug cartels? Conservatives would have Canadians believe that the job of keeping drugs out of the hands of children is best left to criminals. Illegal drug dealers don't ID for age. Right now it's easier for kids to buy marijuana than beer. Taxing and regulating marijuana will restrict youth access to drugs, the really dangerous ones in particular. Marijuana legalization will close the gateway to hard drugs by taking marijuana distribution out of the hands of criminals that sell meth, cocaine and heroin. Marijuana may be relatively harmless, but marijuana prohibition is deadly. Robert Sharpe, policy analyst, Common Sense for Drug Policy [end]
The state of New York just became the 23rd state to OK the use of medical marijuana. Is anyone taking bets on whether New York will be providing this form of relief to patients with cancer or other medical issues before a dispensary gets opened in Franklin County? After all, it's thought that New York expects everything to be in place in 18 months. All kidding aside, we can't imagine anyone could have foreseen the way the process in Massachusetts has gone so far, almost two years after a ballot proposition was approved by voters legalizing medical marijuana. With the law taking effect Jan 1, 2013, no one thought that the state would have its act together immediately. Understandably, there were too many details to work out, besides what was written into the law. [continues 384 words]
Good people of Scarborough-Agincourt, we give you Liberal Party candidate Arnold Chan. You should vote for him not so much for what Arnold has done - but for what the Conservative Party hasn't. To be precise, the Conservative Party hasn't behaved itself in the Toronto riding, which was formerly the domain of one Jim Karygiannis. This week, the ruling party circulated noxious flyers all over Scarborough-Agincourt, much in the way the Axis used to drop propaganda leaflets on advancing Allied troops. As in that case, the Tory propaganda is unlikely to defeat the Grit forces. [continues 507 words]
Over the past few weeks, The Recorder as done an admirable job bringing to light the drug epidemic facing our community, however time and time again the people in charge of curing this epidemic are given a pass. The biggest failure on the "War on Drugs" has been focusing on ending the supply, while ignoring the demand curve, with the most recent headline being "We can't arrest our way out of this" (May 6). That cannot be further from the truth. [continues 218 words]
SHARONVILLE - Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters revealed Wednesday that he and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine are working together on a bill that would allow murder charges to be brought against drug dealers who sold lethal doses of heroin. Deters made the announcement in front of a town hall-style heroin summit called by DeWine. It was the 12th in a series of community forums DeWine is holding across the state to come up with a plan of attack for the growing heroin epidemic. [continues 278 words]
Medical marijuana user Robert Knight is approaching a legal limbo. Knight's licence to produce pot will be over-ridden at midnight Monday when he will be required instead to purchase product from a supplier under new marijuana for medical purposes rules introduced by Health Canada. But Knight, who suffers from severe arthritis in his hands, can't expect delivery before the middle of April from the Tweed medical marijuana facility in Smiths Falls. "There is nothing available until two weeks into April," he said. [continues 391 words]
There are states that will be asking voters to approve or disapprove the legal use of marijuana by the public. People with knowledge of the dangers associated with the drug would wonder why. It has been proven that the use of marijuana damages the brain. According to research published June 4, 2008, in the American Medical Association's journal Archives of General Psychiatry, marijuana users were more likely to exhibit mild signs of psychotic disorders and memory loss equivalent to that of patients with a traumatic brain injury. [continues 358 words]
Hoffman Is Just the Latest Celebrity to Die Because of Addiction Celebrities are public figures who generally work hard to maintain a private life, but death tends to slam all the public doors shut. It's strictly a private affair for the friends and family left behind. Philip Seymour Hoffman was a hugely successful actor, and as such, was public property - for better or worse. Thanks to his work, a large audience of followers developed feelings of attachment and ownership about him. Double that for New York City, where people could see him on stage at the theatre or stand next to him in the grocery store. Now, since death belongs to the private realm, that's left a lot of people on the public side wondering what to do with their emotions. They tweet condolences. They write letters. They bring flowers and gifts to a makeshift shrine outside the building where Hoffman lived. [continues 527 words]
SMITHS FALLS - The former Hershey chocolate factory here will be cultivating a new product for the first time in six years, after Health Canada approved a licence for a medical marijuana production facility. Tweed Inc. received its approval from Health Canada to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes earlier this week. "Now, we get to get on with actually building the business instead of preparing for receipt of the licence," said Tweed chief executive officer Chuck Rifici. "We're entering kind of the second chapter of the business now. It's very exciting." [continues 442 words]
Shortly after being elected about 2 1/2 years ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told his cabinet that "Conservative values are Canadian values" and that the "Conservative party is Canada's party." You'd be hard pressed to see that in recent developments around social issues. Developments over same-sex marriage, safe injection sites, marijuana and most recently prostitution are moving towards progressive positions in the courts and in public opinion. The Conservatives, however, are fighting these developments. Harper's election platform in 2006 promised to revisit the legalization of same-sex marriage that was made legal under Prime Minister Paul Martin. A free vote in Parliament put an end to Harper's agenda, and today civil unions among same-sex partners remain a Canadian right. Canadian attitudes have long favoured this. [continues 437 words]
Uh-oh, does someone have some 'splainin' to do? Federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay is hinting the Conservative government might consider modernizing Canada's marijuana laws when it comes to possession of small amounts of pot. He told QMI Agency so in an exclusive interview this week. "That doesn't mean decriminalizing or legalizing," he said, "but it does mean giving police options, for example, to issue fines in addition to any other sanctions, or as a substitute for other sanctions," the nation's top justice official said. So far, so good- except ... Except, the same Conservative government, in a widely aired radio attack ad, made political hay this fall out of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau for promoting legalizing and taxing pot. Listen, and you can still hear the worried-sounding parent in the ad- a school bell ringing in the background- as she wonders about the Grit leader's judgment. [continues 228 words]
OTTAWA - As the year ends, Justice Minister Peter MacKay is strongly hinting that steps to modernize Canada's marijuana laws might be just around the corner. Fining pot smokers for possession of small amounts is one policy the government will likely consider. "That doesn't mean decriminalizing or legalizing, but it does mean giving police options, for example, to issue fines in addition to any other sanctions, or as a substitute for other sanctions," MacKay told QMI Agency. "These are things that we are willing to look at in the new year, but there's been no decision taken." [continues 425 words]
Editor, Do the foolish politicians in Tulare county not realize that cannabis will soon be re-legalized for all? All the problems you site are a direct result of prohibition and the black markets they create. These actions will only make it more profitable for people to grow and sell cannabis in the black market. You have to wonder if these same people are not being paid off to keep the price high. David Lane Santa Cruz [end]
Tulare County has joined several other counties in California that have had enough of illegal marijuana growing. Now, it will be completely illegal to grow anything but a few plants indoors, no matter if you have a letter from a doctor or not. The move was inevitable. The growing of marijuana in the second leading agricultural county in the world has gotten out of hand and it is unfortunate that those with a medical need for marijuana will now suffer the most. But, they cannot blame the leaders of the county. [continues 260 words]
County Aims to Reduce Illegal Growing A variety of proposed medical marijuana policy changes will be discussed at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday that range from a permanent ban on new dispensaries and cultivation sites to reducing the number of plants an individual can grow. The study session is in response to a number of State Appellate Court decisions this year that provide clarification of State law regarding the ability of local governments to regulate or ban marijuana activity. [continues 331 words]
Brockville's chief of police is supportive of a motion that would see fines, rather than criminal charges, given to people in possession of small amounts of marijuana. At a meeting this week in Winnipeg, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police discussed changes to Canada's drug laws, including giving police officers the ability to ticket people found with 30 grams or less of marijuana. Currently, police officers can use their discretion whether or not to lay charges under the Criminal Code. [continues 350 words]
I have peered into the future and Justin Trudeau was nowhere in sight. Not true. I could make him out vaguely through a cloud of sweet-smelling smoke. He seemed relaxed. The good news is he wasn't at 24 Sussex Drive. The bad news is I only looked ahead a month. If I'm a mystic, I'm a minor mystic. I have weak and unreliable powers but occasionally I guess correctly; kind of like a pollster but without the appearance of being scientific. But let's start by predicting the past. We know Justin has famously called for the full legalization of marijuana. Good. Very groovy politics. [continues 440 words]
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau now says he's in favour of legalizing pot. We disagree, which means we agree with what Trudeau said at last year's Liberal party convention, where delegates voted in favour of legalizing marijuana and he was opposed. At that convention, Trudeau told ProjectRedDot legalization would likely increase marijuana consumption, which is "not great for your health" and "disconnects you a little bit from the world," adding, "I don't know that it's entirely consistent with the kind of society we're trying to build." We also agree with what Trudeau told Maclean's in 2010, when he wasn't even in favour of the lesser step of decriminalization. [continues 285 words]
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's pot legalization stance may be a hit with the Grit grassroots, but not so with the governing Conservatives, the pontiff and at least one international ally. Mexican Foreign Secretary Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena said his country is open to an alternative to the war on drugs, but legalizing drugs - even pot - isn't on the table for his government. "We personally don't believe drug legalization is a solution, but we welcome (the idea) that a debate should be held around those issues," he said during an official visit to Ottawa on Thursday. [continues 328 words]
Public Health Physicians of Canada Want Government to Reconsider Bill C-65 OTTAWA - The Public Health Physicians of Canada are adding their support to a growing push toward supervised injection sites. The organization, which represents more than 200 public health, preventative medicine specialists and physicians in the country, called on the federal government on Thursday to reconsider proposed legislation, Bill C-65, that would make it "almost impossible" for public health agencies to offer supervised injection sites. Bill C-65 is an Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that experts say would put additional barriers towards opening more sites across Canada. [continues 170 words]
To the Editor: The legalization of marijuana is a huge issue. It should be legalized for many reasons. Clearly, this is a controversial issue, but if we legalized marijuana there would be a lot of good that will come out of it. It will also solve a lot of the huge problems. There is a costly drug war going on. It is estimated the government spends $10 billion a year in its attempt to keep marijuana off the streets. Meanwhile, the state of California has revenue of $14 billion annually for production of its legalized medical marijuana. If marijuana was legalized, government could tax the revenues and have additional funds. [continues 154 words]
To the Editor: Government spending on welfare alone is $131.9 billion a year. The purpose of government aid programs is to encourage enrollees to better their lives, not to support their drug addiction. Some people abuse the system, so drug tests should be required to receive any government benefits. One downside is that it stereotypes people who receive benefits as drug addicts. Michael Spencer, author of "Journal of Family Social Work," stated, "... Delva and colleagues found that occurrence of any illicit drug use among welfare recipients to be 50-percent higher than among nonwelfare recipients." [continues 110 words]
Once again Tulare County Supervisors passed a moratorium on the opening of medical marijuana stores, be those dispensaries, cooperatives or collectives. This is at least the third time the county has taken such action, but at some point the county, along with entire state, is going to have to make some serious decisions on marijuana, especially medical marijuana. Cities are also in limbo. There is no doubt the current status is not only wrought with crime and fraud, it is putting legitimate medical marijuana users in a state of flux while stretching law enforcement resources. We call on the state Legislature to finally settle the issue of what is legal and what is not. [continues 236 words]
If you have kids, you most likely prayed hard that they would avoid drugs and alcohol. Once a child becomes intoxicated, childhood is over. The young person will never be the same again. Thus, a sane society discourages substance abuse if only to protect children. A sane society does not put a happy face on inebriation. We are not a sane society. With almost 30 million Americans currently categorized as "substance abusers," you would think that Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign, which launched in 1983, would be resurrected. But saying no is not what America in 2013 is all about. Saying yes to whatever you want to do is the rule of the day. [continues 355 words]
Editor, Regarding your Dec. 27 editorial, if marijuana were fully legal there would be no backyard residential growers cashing in on inflated medical marijuana prices. Legitimate farmers would produce it by the ton at a fraction of the current cost. There is a reason you don't see Mexican drug cartels sneaking into national forests to cultivate tomatoes and cucumbers. They cannot compete with a legal market. The first marijuana laws were enacted in response to Mexican migration during the early 1900s, despite opposition from the American Medical Association. Dire warnings that marijuana inspires homicidal rages have been counterproductive. White Americans did not even begin to smoke pot until a soon-to-be entrenched federal bureaucracy began funding reefer madness propaganda. [continues 69 words]
More than 200,000 marijuana plants were confiscated and destroyed by local law enforcement this year in Tulare County, an astounding figure, but one that shows the effort to eradicate the illicit growing of the popular weed will not end soon. Those in law enforcement will tell you that they are only making a small dent in the growing of marijuana locally. While we agree that may be true, it did seem this summer that some progress was made to discourage the illegal growing of marijuana in the county. [continues 273 words]
When law enforcement announces the finding of an illegal marijuana garden on forest land what usually gets the attention of people is the dollar amount of the plants cut down. However, what should be getting attention is the environmental damage done by these illegal growers, and the health damage they may be causing by the chemicals they are using on plants that could eventually end up being inhaled by a marijuana user. Law enforcement for several years now has noticed the environmental damage done by these illegal gardens and federal district attorneys that prosecute the cases are taking a harder stance. [continues 269 words]
