California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife announces enforcement for illegal cannabis growing season
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) and State Water Resource Board (SWRCB) announced in a press release on July 1 that it would be collectively authorizing enforcement teams for the 2022 cannabis growing season. … This effort is funded by Proposition 64 which enables these government agencies to focus on protecting “priority watersheds and areas with sensitive habitat and/or threatened or endangered species.” … The water streams of California, and the wildlife that depends on them, suffer when illegal cannabis grow operations divert water.