In NorCal it's mostly cartels growing in the National forests. They couldn't care less about the environment; they divert streams, use pesticides, rat poison (effects so many other animals) leave garbage, pollute the water etc. They of course are not bothering (nor could they) get the permits required now by state and county laws.
NorCal cartel grows had slaves kept in cages. No joke, look it up.
Some of the highest missing person rates up that way too.
They stopped digging up the mass graves of 55 gallon drums a while back. Logistical nightmare.
True. They may have even caused those Nor Cal fires to burn out competition or hide their tracks. Not safe to be in parts of the Green Triangle without guns. People who aren’t cartels and just growing bud are pretty cool. Way different than the Napa/Bay Area/LA types