Could Legalizing Marijuana Help Prevent Forest Fires?
Authorities have determined that a wildfire currently raging in Santa Barbara county was started in a marijuana farm. According to the LA Times, the fire began in “a cooking area of the pot farm” and the farmers responsible fled, and may still be trying to escape the forest on foot. The fire, which is only 25% contained, has already consumed 75,000 acres and forced hundreds of people to evacuate. …
Authorities have determined that a wildfire currently raging in Santa Barbara county was started in a marijuana farm. According to the LA Times, the fire began in “a cooking area of the pot farm” and the farmers responsible fled, and may still be trying to escape the forest on foot. The fire, which is only 25% contained, has already consumed 75,000 acres and forced hundreds of people to evacuate.
