• Hoop houses – In order to maximize profits, multiple crops are planted throughout the year, with hoop houses becoming the preferred, most lucrative method.   Not a pretty sight! Not the vision of what an agricultural operation would look like in our rolling hills

• Security fences and 24 hour lighting – The high value of cannabis brings high risk, resulting in the requirement for increased security in the form of fencing, lighting, alarms and security drones. Not a bucolic vision of what an agricultural operation existing in and being a part of the community looks or feels like in the landscape.

• Impact on wildlife – The intensive land use required in cannabis cultivation, along with the sealing off of access to the property, effectively eliminates wildlife on or near the property.   The natural corridors that wildlife would normally travel are no longer viable.  The water use by cannabis can reduce water availability on nearby properties and creeks, again making survival difficult for many plants and animals.   

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