The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) reports Mexican-based "marijuana cartels" are using U.S. National Parks and forests to hide thousands of illegal pot farms. The USFS warns these illicit farms have turned pristine forests into "some of the most polluted pockets of wilderness in America." In addition to poisoning watersheds that supply downstream communities, pesticide residues cling to the plants themselves, leading CDFG Agent Patrick Foy to offer this warning to marijuana consumers: "You ain't just smoking pot, bud. You're smoking some heavy-duty pesticides from Mexico."
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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