A 'ticking environmental time bomb': Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests

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A ‘ticking environmental time bomb’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests

Law enforcement raided the illegal cannabis operation in Shasta-Trinity National Forest months before, but rotting potatoes still sat on the growers’ makeshift kitchen worktop, waiting to be cooked. Ecologist Greta Wengert stared down the pockmarked hillside at a pile of pesticide sprayers left behind, long after the raid. Wild animals had gnawed through the pressurized canisters, releasing the chemicals inside. “They’re just these little death …

A 'ticking environmental time bomb': Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests

Ecologist Greta Wengert warns that illegal cannabis grows are polluting California's public lands.