Authorities will need to stay on pot growers

Recorder Online

More than 200,000 marijuana plants were confiscated and destroyed by local law enforcement this year in Tulare County, an astounding figure, but one that shows the effort to eradicate the illicit growing of the popular weed will not end soon. Those in law enforcement will tell you that they are only making a small dent in the growing of marijuana locally. While we agree that may be true, it did seem this summer that some progress was made to discourage the illegal growing of marijuana in the county. In the past couple of the years the growing of marijuana on the Valley floor mushroomed. Hundreds of gardens popped up all over the county, many on the east side along the foothills, but also in towns like Alpaugh and Earlimart.

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