Consequences of Ctriminalized Marijuana
Until it’s taxed and regulated, shit like this will keep happening as Mexican drug cartels move into our national forests to grow pot:
Investigators said Tuesday they believe marijuana growers with possible ties to Mexican drug cartels caused an 88,650-acre wildfire in northern Santa Barbara County, and there are many more pot farms hidden in remote areas around the nation.
“No pun intended, it’s a growing problem,” U.S. Forest Service Special Agent Russ Arthur said.
Arthur said an unspecified “cooking device” left at an encampment by suspected drug traffickers sparked the blaze on Aug. 8 that has scorched more than 137 square miles of brush and timber and briefly threatened two dozen ranches and homes.
Legalize, tax, regulate. Not rocket science.
