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== Oregon bust == | == Oregon bust == | ||
An illegal [[cannabis]] operation in [[Oregon]] stole more than 1 million gallons of water in the summer of 2022, before it was busted in August: | An illegal [[cannabis]] operation in [[Oregon]] stole more than 1 million gallons of water in the summer of 2022, before it was busted in August: | ||
| − | {{cquote|Investigators said a massive illegal marijuana grow east of Medford used more than 1 million gallons of water this season before getting busted Wednesday. | + | {{cquote|Investigators said a massive illegal marijuana grow east of Medford used more than 1 million gallons of water this season before getting busted Wednesday. |
News of the alleged water theft comes as legal farms, vineyards and orchards are struggling with a multiyear drought and irrigation water shortages in Jackson County.<ref>https://www.mailtribune.com/top-stories/2022/08/11/police-illegal-pot-grow-used-1-million-gallons-of-water/</ref>}} | News of the alleged water theft comes as legal farms, vineyards and orchards are struggling with a multiyear drought and irrigation water shortages in Jackson County.<ref>https://www.mailtribune.com/top-stories/2022/08/11/police-illegal-pot-grow-used-1-million-gallons-of-water/</ref>}} | ||
| + | == Quotes == | ||
| + | [[Mark Twain]]: | ||
| + | {{cquote|In the West, whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fighting over}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[category:cannabis]] | [[category:cannabis]] | ||
[[category:water]] | [[category:water]] | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 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] | ” |
Oregon bust
An illegal cannabis operation in Oregon stole more than 1 million gallons of water in the summer of 2022, before it was busted in August:
| “ | Investigators said a massive illegal marijuana grow east of Medford used more than 1 million gallons of water this season before getting busted Wednesday.
News of the alleged water theft comes as legal farms, vineyards and orchards are struggling with a multiyear drought and irrigation water shortages in Jackson County.[2] |
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Quotes
| “ | In the West, whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fighting over | ” |