Peter Fimrite, Allure of legal weed is fueling land rush in Emerald Triangle, in San Francisco Chronicle, 27 maggio 2016.
«Environmental damage from pot farming has been a major problem for decades. Drug traffickers growing illegally, often on public land, use pesticides and fertilizers that have poisoned wildlife, including endangered spotted owls and Pacific fishers. Growers have clear-cut trees, removed native vegetation, diverted streams, [and] caused erosion»
