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This month, the great state of California recently hit the green light on the green and legalized weed for recreational use. We’ve been so busy celebrating this win for the cause of legalization, that we seem to have forgotten one thing. Not everyone is on board with bud. We can see this clearly in one county in California. Last week, a Calaveras County board voted to ban weed in the area.
Cutting Cannabis In Calaveras County
Situated in the northern part of California, Calaveras County is in dire financial straits. Three years ago, a wildfire devasted the area, destroying homes and businesses and displacing hundreds of people living there. During the initial process of statewide weed legalization, county officials were all for it. After all, according to sources, Calaveras County has generated over seven million dollars in tax revenue from cannabis growers alone since 2016. One would think that it would be wise to maintain this source of revenue. Especially since there are now 200 licensed farmers in the county.
But instead of welcoming these growers and fully integrating them into the local economy, Calaveras County is doing the exact opposite. There are four new members of the County Board of Supervisors, all of whom ran on distinctly anti-weed platforms. And so, last week the Board voted to ban the herb. The decision, sources say, was due to the backlash of a sudden and dramatic influx of weed farmers. Locals had alleged that the influx brought on environmental damage.
This move to ban growing weed in the county was decided upon less than a month after the state of California implemented the