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A study of [[water theft]] included this observation:

A study of [[water theft]] included this observation:

{{cquote|Northern California, where highly valuable legalized marijuana production requires large volumes of water, motivating some growers to steal urban and rural water under a low probability of detection.<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0589-3.epdf?sharing_token=z4HqzWXdqHTFsfff5b3jN9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PKSBHAtzRLLFHndYPi3aK0JZX_8QFXoi-TzOLWhpQ7zp73oHGOWYMeMvvyEpliT0aNbOfz28OOO_UewdQS38N4NNYN0t0OPdmvhz1n6p_xUYPAXIXz2-95DouVf6g-UJS_hP4iCH0T9TdSQgydh6OfP7k5Xz_tC8VctH_45KqRDY07uoUN141R_lDd5zvgYA0%3D&tracking_referrer=www.washingtonpost.com</ref>}}

{{cquote|Northern California, where highly valuable legalized marijuana production requires large volumes of water, motivating some growers to steal urban and rural water under a low probability of detection.<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0589-3.epdf?sharing_token=z4HqzWXdqHTFsfff5b3jN9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PKSBHAtzRLLFHndYPi3aK0JZX_8QFXoi-TzOLWhpQ7zp73oHGOWYMeMvvyEpliT0aNbOfz28OOO_UewdQS38N4NNYN0t0OPdmvhz1n6p_xUYPAXIXz2-95DouVf6g-UJS_hP4iCH0T9TdSQgydh6OfP7k5Xz_tC8VctH_45KqRDY07uoUN141R_lDd5zvgYA0%3D&tracking_referrer=www.washingtonpost.com</ref>}}

Estimates are that the water use by legal [[cannabis]] crops will double in five years, and there are about 3 times as many illegal cannabis plants as legal ones.<ref name="W"/>

Estimates are that the water use by legal [[cannabis]] crops will double in 5 years, and there are about 3 times as many illegal cannabis plants as legal ones.<ref name="W"/>

==Theft of Santa Ynez River water==

==Theft of Santa Ynez River water==

[[Cannabis]] growers in [[California]] are stealing massive amounts of water from the Santa Ynez River, according to a complaint filed with the state regulatory authority in September 2022, asserting that:  

[[Cannabis]] growers in [[California]] are stealing massive amounts of water from the Santa Ynez River, according to a complaint filed with the state regulatory authority in September 2022, asserting that: