Faced with an invasion of massive, illegal pot farms in California’s high desert, Los Angeles County Supervisors have voted to boost enforcement and reconsider their current ban on commercial marijuana cultivation latimes.com/california/sto… 
The move earlier this week follows months of complaints from residents and authorities who say the large-scale black market farms have upended life in the desert latimes.com/california/sto…
Supervisors also approved a motion to devise a plan to civilly prosecute water thieves and increase local government controls over illegal cannabis and unregulated hemp.
(More on efforts to rescue the struggling legal industry 👇)
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(More on efforts to rescue the struggling legal industry 👇)
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As for a bit of history:
When Californians voted to legalize adult recreational marijuana five years ago, Los Angeles County officials were initially hesitant about how to move forward latimes.com/politics/la-po…
When Californians voted to legalize adult recreational marijuana five years ago, Los Angeles County officials were initially hesitant about how to move forward latimes.com/politics/la-po…
Years ago, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors also initially prohibited commercial cannabis production and distribution on unincorporated lands while they studied the matter latimes.com/local/lanow/la…
Over the following few years, unpermitted dispensaries and illegal marijuana grows have popped up across unincorporated L.A. County, facing few consequences as angry residents clamor for change latimes.com/california/sto…
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