Hmmm one more reason to legalize it? Then it could be regulated, taxed and safe for the environment. Instead of burning millions of dollars to stop it, maybe they could make millions of dollars so people could burn it.
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Originally Posted by CTenaLouise
Marijuana Growing Operations Pollute Federal Lands with Pesticides
(Beyond Pesticides, October 16, 2008)
Some of America’s most pristine natural places are contaminated with toxic pesticides from illegal marijuana growing operations. Recent busts in the 1800 square mile Sequoia National Park revealed the use of imported and banned herbicides and insecticides in intensive growing sites. Rat poisons, or rodenticides, were also scattered around to kill small animals who might be tempted to nibble a plant.
CNN reports that “millions of dollars are spent every year to find and uproot marijuana-growing operations on state and federal lands, but federal officials say no money is budgeted to clean up the environmental mess left behind after helicopters carry off the plants,” and this environmental mess is severe.
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=760
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