California's worst drought in years has affected every kind of industry in the state, and that appears to include illegal marijuana cultivation as well. State wildlife officials say that two men have been arrested for diverting water from the lower Vicente Creek, the lowermost salmon stream in California, to grow plants on private land. Experts are still investigating the amount of damage and pollution done to the waterway, which supports a population of steelhead and endangered Central Coast Coho salmon. “Illegal marijuana growers steal substantial amounts of water, exacerbating our...
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