Difference between revisions of "Water theft"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Water theft is a crime committed mostly by cannabis growers in California and other regions where water is scarce. Cannabis requires enormous amounts of water, typically double what commodity crops use.) |
(add references) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[California]] Drug Enforcement Administration agent Curt Fallin observed in 2021: | [[California]] Drug Enforcement Administration agent Curt Fallin observed in 2021: | ||
{{cquote|By our calculation, the illegal grows in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties require an astounding 5.4 million gallons of water a day, every day.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/28/water-theft-drought-cannabis/</ref>}} | {{cquote|By our calculation, the illegal grows in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties require an astounding 5.4 million gallons of water a day, every day.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/28/water-theft-drought-cannabis/</ref>}} | ||
| + | == References == | ||
[[category:cannabis]] | [[category:cannabis]] | ||
[[category:water]] | [[category:water]] | ||
Revision as of 06:07, August 21, 2022
Water theft is a crime committed mostly by cannabis growers in California and other regions where water is scarce. Cannabis requires enormous amounts of water, typically double what commodity crops use. California Drug Enforcement Administration agent Curt Fallin observed in 2021:
| “ | By our calculation, the illegal grows in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties require an astounding 5.4 million gallons of water a day, every day.[1] | ” |