“This summer was absolutely out of control,” he said. "We're anticipating next year being just as bad, if not worse.” (Josephine County Sheriff, Dave Daniel, 11/4/2021, Associated Press)

• We the undersigned support the historic tradition of local family cannabis farming in southern Oregon, however...
• The negative impacts of illegal cannabis industrialization cannot be overstated. The environmental health of our watershed and our community well-being are suffering!
• Water quality and quantity have been seriously degraded by water theft and wanton pollution at a time of severe drought.
• We demand enforcement of water law to shut off water to the large-scale illegal grows and demand increased funding appropriations directed at enforcement agencies to make this possible.
• Narco-slavery and human rights violations are legion in our community. The wanton killing of wildlife, the constant gunshots, the drying of creek beds and residential wells, the rampant building code violations, the recklessness on the streets, and our fear of living among cartels who operate with impunity pose a significant existential threat.
• Think of the fish!
• Shut off the water to large-scale illegal cannabis grows in 2022!