August
13, 2014
The
Trinity Journal
By
Sally Morris
In a report entitled “The Growing Issues of
Marijuana Cultivation in Trinity County,” the 2013/14 Trinity County grand jury
weighed in on the economic impacts and environmental harm from what it said is
a major and growing industry in the county, “both legal and illegal.”
The report, issued at the end of June, said
marijuana growers in Trinity County are not compelled to follow sustainable
agricultural practices, noting that large quantities of nitrogen fertilizer,
herbicides and pesticides are in use that are often illegal in general farming
practice because of their toxicity to plants and animals. It said the lack of
local regulations has also left growers free to put in roads and culverts or
make wholesale changes in creeks.
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