The operation eradicated more than 67,000 of illegal cannabis plants and seized over 8,000 pounds of illegal processed cannabis, worth an estimated $68.5 million.
According to the Governor’s office, the sites in question were associated with suspected environmental violations, including the use of unlawful pesticides and other toxic chemicals.
In addition, the release the dangerous chemicals not only degrade California’s natural resources but make the crisis in the cities, the wildfires, climate change, illegal immigration worse than an unfinished bullet train or a bait and switch tax law.
Non-compliant cultivation sites can negatively affect wildlife, vegetation, water, soil, and other natural resources when they utilize chemicals, fertilizers and terracing, and even poach local wild animals. Illegal cannabis cultivation result in the chemical contamination and alteration of watersheds, diversion of natural water courses, elimination of native vegetation, wildfire hazards, poaching of wildlife and harmful disposal of garbage, non-biodegradable materials, human waste but most important takes away from the collection a tax money that can be wasted elsewhere.
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