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08-19-2015, 09:53 AM
I bet the NY Times would be the first to defend illegal pot growers that are doing greater harm to the national forest with their growing methods than some recreational shooters are. If you haven't seen it try finding the episode of "10 Things You Didn't Know About..." on marijuana. These illegal growers are killing wildlife and polluting the water supply with pesticides that are banned for farm use. One ranger interviewed for the episode stated that one of the grow areas was discovered because somebody was reported to have disappeared in that area. During the search and rescue attempt is when the "field" was found and it had a street value of over $2 million. The toxicity levels of the soil after they harvest their "crop" is so bad that it can take 5 years for local flora to grow in that spot again. In the mean time, every time it rains those toxins are being washed into local streams.