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Indoor Pot Farms Sow Calif. Discord

Boom in grow houses eating up affordable housing stock

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted May 31, 2008 12:13 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Indoor pot farms are sprouting up around California and causing some bad vibes in the Golden State, the Los Angeles Times reports. In one northwest community, authorities estimate that 1,000 of 7,500 homes are devoted to cultivating marijuana, cutting into the housing supply and raising safety concerns. Many residents complain that out-of-staters are flooding in to take advantage of liberal laws about medical marijuana.

"People who clearly are in it for profit see it as a loophole and have flooded into these areas from across California and the US," said a state drug official. As the problem worsens, a backlash is growing among longtime residents about the lenient pot rules, the Times notes.

A law enforcement officer counts marijuana plants inside a grow house.
A law enforcement officer counts marijuana plants inside a grow house.   (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
A jar of the sativa strain of cannabis with the name Juicy Fruit' on the jar at The Green Cross, a medicinal marijuana dispensary in San Francisco, California.
A jar of the sativa strain of cannabis with the name "Juicy Fruit' on the jar at The Green Cross, a medicinal marijuana dispensary in San Francisco, California.   (KRT Photos)
Chemicals are kept outside a room filled with marijuana plants inside a grow house .
Chemicals are kept outside a room filled with marijuana plants inside a grow house .   (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Marijuana plants are seen in front of reflective greenhouse insulation marked EASYGROW inside a grow house.
Marijuana plants are seen in front of reflective greenhouse insulation marked "EASYGROW" inside a grow house.   (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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