California Lawmakers Demand Action on Illegal Cannabis Operations

California Lawmakers Demand Action on Illegal Cannabis Operations
Marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2019. Richard Vogel/AP Photo
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Elected officials in California are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to address the state’s illegal marijuana growing operations.

In a May 11 letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, the lawmakers said the abundance of marijuana grow operations in the state make the surrounding areas “untenable” and “dangerous for the residents in the surrounding neighborhoods.”