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== Humboldt County, California ==

Severe water shortages have been caused by [[cannabis]] growing, both legal and illegal, in Humboldt County, [[California]] on its northwest coast.  Despite a lawsuit in 2019 against the immense use of water by cannabis growers, they have continued to cause problems amid a severe drought.  Water use by cannabis farms have caused the wells of neighbors to go dry:
{{cquote|[L]ocal residents are still worried, with some neighbors of permitted cannabis farmers reporting that their own wells have gone dry despite the certifications from a hydrologist.<ref>https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2022/aug/30/supervisors-direct-staff-policy-rainwater-catchmen/</ref>}}