It’s just like nearly any other national crop: When it comes to marijuana, California grows the best, or at least some of the biggest, plants. That’s one of the reasons our state is prime land for illegal grows. As Sabrina Hill reports, unfortunately, those grows are causing problems for California farmers.
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Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims is known around the nation for her work in the battle against illegal marijuana grows. She says here in California, the problem keeps getting worse.
This is just the first segment in a multi-part series on marijuana and California’s ag industry.
For more of Mim’s comments on marijuana in California, click the following links.
A few signs of an illegal grow
What to do if you spot something suspicious
To see Part Two in our series, click here.
To see Part Three in our series, click here.
To see Part Four in our series, click here.
To see Part Five in our series, click here.
To see Part Six in our series, click here.
Marijuana leaf photo by Len Wilcox