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Re:Backcountry Drug War by joe_the_user on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @09:16PM (#18861749)
Well, illegal growing in a state where marijuana is legal seems strange but if you read the article, the grows described here are primarily targeting the illegal markets in other states.
Re:Backcountry Drug War by scruple on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @10:00PM (#18861917)
That isn't entirely true. There's a thriving black and grey market around THC oil today, in particular, in California. Counterfeits are a well-known problem. It's not improbable to think that the oil for those counterfeits could come from illegal grow ops.