CAMP can’t keep up with Marijuana Growers
A great, great article by “Radical” Russ Belville. I really don’t have anything to add to it, just check it out.
The article lays the blame on “Mexican drug cartels” using sophisticated growing techniques and methods of avoiding detection. Because of tight US border security, the article claims, the Mexicans made a business decision to move up north.
But despite the best efforts of CAMP, they are learning that Prohibition always fails. You cannot eliminate a supply if there is a demand. Many people like to smoke marijuana, always have, always will. As long as they demand the plant, someone will step in to grow it for them.
So, what are the consequences of allowing the criminal element to run clandestine outdoor grow operations in the great wilderness of California? Well, there’s violence…
…environmental harm, expense, and it doesn’t make a dent in the problem. Check out Russ’s article for more.