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Reports
Marijuana OHA OMMP Stats
Marijuana Oregon Josephine City Impact
Washington Marijuana Spokane Clean Air Agency
Citizens for Public Safety OP-ED
Marijuana Oregon Josephine City Impact
Washington Marijuana Spokane Clean Air Agency
Citizens for Public Safety OP-ED
HIDTA Reports
2022 Oregon-Idaho HIDTA Drug Threat Assessment
Marijuana Legalization in the Midwest: The Impacts, November 2021
The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: The Impact, Volume 8 September 2021 Rocky Mountain HIDTA
Marijuana Legalization in the Midwest: The Impacts, November 2021
The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: The Impact, Volume 8 September 2021 Rocky Mountain HIDTA
News Articles
OREGON-2021-2022
BLACK MARKET CARTEL AND ILLEGAL MARIJUANA & HEMP BUSTS
May, June, July, August, September, October, November, Dec. 2021
Jan, 2022
Note: Since May of 2021 Oregon Law Enforcement agencies have confiscated over 1,998,478 known illegal marijuana plants in hundreds of greenhouses, and over 596,546 lbs/298 tons of processed marijuana in 17 of Oregon's 36 Counties:
These known illegal marijuana and hemp busts are a glimpse of how the illegal drug cartels are taking over Oregon's rural farming communities putting public health and environmental safety at risk!
Since Oregon has legalized marijuana and decriminalized all other illegal drugs, it has done nothing but provide an open door for dangerous criminals! This is NOT what Oregon voted for.
NOTE: Watch Josephine County: View the story of how cannabis industrialization came onto the scene in 2021 in southern Oregon, how the community sentiment shaped around it, and the map of the Illinois Valley with an inventory of every cannabis and hemp grow larger than 12 plants.
https://youtu.be/7mzR5fP6KH8
View the flyover of Southern Oregon Jackson County to see the 100's of illegal cartel greenhouses taking over rural Oregon:
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office shares video of ‘pervasive’ marijuana grows
https://kobi5.com/news/jackson-county-sheriffs-office-shares-video-of-pervasive-marijuana-grows-150453/
Residents take concerns over illegal marijuana grows in Josephine to State Officials
https://ktvl.com/news/local/residents-take-concerns-over-illegal-marijuana-grows-in-josephine-to-state-officials
2022
Feb. 14, 2022
Urban Oregon legalized marijuana and rural Oregon is paying the price
By Shirley Morgan
Citizens for Public Safety OP_ED 2-14-22 Edit
Jan 29, 2022
Oregon’s illegal marijuana grows bring crime and destruction to ranchers and farmers
http://rangefire.us/2022/01/29/oregons-illegal-marijuana-grows-bring-crime-and-destruction-to-ranchers-and-farmers/
Oregon lawmakers take aim at sharp rise in illegal pot farms
https://ktvz.com/news/crime-courts/2022/02/01/oregon-lawmakers-take-aim-at-sharp-rise-in-illegal-pot-farms/
Jan. 22, 2022
Pot busts in Southern Oregon exceed $2.7 billion
1,793,029 plants, 988,768 lbs processed
https://www.mailtribune.com/top-stories/2022/01/22/pot-busts-in-southern-oregon-exceed-2-7-billion
Jan. 13, 2022
Talk About Clusterf---’: Why Legal Weed Didn’t Kill Oregon’s Black Market
Legalization was supposed to take care of the black market. It hasn’t worked out that way.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/14/oregon-marijuana-legalization-black-market-enforcement-527012
Jan 12, 22 Update from Aug. 27, 2021
Josephine County
Hundreds of workers released after raid on illegal marijuana grow near Kerby-200 illegal workers, 373 green houses, 6,000 lbs processed, 72,283 plants 250 law enforcement-10 SWAT teams-joined raid
https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/hundreds-of-workers-released-after-raid-on-illegal-marijuana-grow-near-kerby/article_0292b6a1-55b0-5fb3-a298-316716784cae.html
Jan 12, 2022
‘Something’s not right in southern Oregon’: alarm at rise of
illegal pot farms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/12/oregon-marijuana-illegal-farms-environment
Oct 27, 2021
Broker in Oregon-Indiana illicit pot ring pleads guilty-$1.6 million cash
https://www.mailtribune.com/crime-courts-and-emergencies/2021/10/27/broker-in-oregon-indiana-illicit-pot-ring-pleads-guilty/
2021
Dec. 28, 21
Joesphine County
Man found shot to death, buried in shallow grave at illegal marijuana farm in Oregon
https://katu.com/news/local/man-found-shot-to-death-buried-in-shallow-grave-at-illegal-marijuana-farm-in-oregon
Dec. 22, 21
Klamath County
Former narcotics detective faces felonies after 1,200 marijuana plants found on property
https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/former-narcotics-detective-faces-felonies-after-1-200-marijuana-plants-found-on-property/article_ced523a2-86ef-5bdc-9117-753d128bb885.htm
Nov. 20, 2021
Jackson County
OSP SWR DRUG ENFORCEMENT SECTION TEAM SEIZED AN EPIC AMOUNT OF ILLEGAL MARIJUANA DURING SEARCH WARRANT- JACKSON COUNTY (PHOTO) 500,000 lbs, 250 tons, $500 million, over 100 people detained-17,500 plants
News Release from Oregon State Police
Posted on FlashAlert: November 20th, 2021 10:46 AM
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Nov. 19, 2021
Oregon State Police faces sharp spike in illegal marijuana grow sites statewide-730,000 plants seized-up 430% over last year
https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-state-police-faces-sharp-spike-in-illegal-marijuana-grow-sites-statewide
Nov. 2, 2021
Cartels Using Narco-Slaves to Grow Illegal Marijuana on
Industrial Scale in Oregon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/cartels-using-narco-slaves-to-grow-illegal-marijuana-on-industrial-scale-in-oregon_4080015.html
Oct. 9, 2021
Washington County
Cops seize 800 pounds of illegal weed in Oregon-5,719 plants-North Plains
The responding team searched the 29-acre lot including a 6,000 sq ft house, a 5,000 sq ft barn, and a 13,000 sq ft horse arena, all converted to facilitate an illegal marijuana grow operation. Investigators located and seized over 800 pounds of dried marijuana, 5,719 marijuana plants, an estimated $500,000 in grow equipment, and $22,000 in U.S. currency. The estimated street value of drugs removed from distribution was over $6.5 million.
https://nypost.com/2021/10/09/cops-seize-800-pounds-of-illegal-weed-in-oregon/amp/
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/10/deputies-seize-800-pounds-of-illegally-grown-pot-in-north-plains.html
Watch Authorities seize nearly 6,000 pot plants
https://youtu.be/cxWMeFQ2SEA
Sept 2nd, 2021
Deschutes County
Oregon-LARGE ILLEGAL MARIJUANA GROW CONTROLLED BY CARTEL DISMANTLED IN ALFALFA – 9,227 plants-2,800 lbs of processed
News Release from Deschutes Co. Sheriff's Office
Posted on FlashAlert: September 3rd, 2021 5:55 PM
Downloadable file: Bathroom
Downloadable file: Section 2
Downloadable file: Living Space
Downloadable file: Section 1
Downloadable file: Rifle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: September 3rd, 2021 Released by: Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp Alfalfa, OR –
August 17, 2021
Josephine County
Man's death precipitated raid on massive marijuana grow-200,000 plants
https://www.kdrv.com/content/news/Law-enforcement-investigating-Illinois-Valley-marijuana-grow-involving-involuntary-servitude-575115951.html
Aug. 3, 2021
Curry County Sheriff:
6 men arrested south of Brookings for illegal marijuana operation-worth $15 million
https://katu.com/amp/news/local/sheriff-6-men-arrested-south-of-brookings-for-illegal-marijuana-operation
BLACK MARKET CARTEL AND ILLEGAL MARIJUANA & HEMP BUSTS
May, June, July, August, September, October, November, Dec. 2021
Jan, 2022
Note: Since May of 2021 Oregon Law Enforcement agencies have confiscated over 1,998,478 known illegal marijuana plants in hundreds of greenhouses, and over 596,546 lbs/298 tons of processed marijuana in 17 of Oregon's 36 Counties:
- Klamath
- Douglas-REQUEST FOR STATE OF EMERGENCY
- Jackson-REQUEST FOR STATE OF EMERGENCY
- Josephine-COUNTY HAS PUT IN REQUEST FOR STATE OF EMERGENCY
- Multnomah
- Union
- Deschutes
- Linn
- Lane
- Washington
- Curry
- Benton
- Marion
- Clackamas
- Clatsop
- Columbia
- Polk
These known illegal marijuana and hemp busts are a glimpse of how the illegal drug cartels are taking over Oregon's rural farming communities putting public health and environmental safety at risk!
- Illegal hemp growers are growing and harvest 3 to 4 crops in a season all high THC marijuana-therefore expanding their use of illegal water
- Many are growing illegal marijuana, then extracting the THC OIL and then spraying it on dried hemp which is then transported legally across Oregon borders
- HB3000 an Oregon legislative bill allows the Oregon Liquor Cannabis Commission, the Oregon Depart of Ag, and other law enforcement agencies to check hemp fields in Southern Oregon to assure that they are legal and not over 5% THC. 54% of the hemp fields tested for high THC levels, 76 of the hemp growers refused to let the inspection teams test their fields
Since Oregon has legalized marijuana and decriminalized all other illegal drugs, it has done nothing but provide an open door for dangerous criminals! This is NOT what Oregon voted for.
NOTE: Watch Josephine County: View the story of how cannabis industrialization came onto the scene in 2021 in southern Oregon, how the community sentiment shaped around it, and the map of the Illinois Valley with an inventory of every cannabis and hemp grow larger than 12 plants.
https://youtu.be/7mzR5fP6KH8
View the flyover of Southern Oregon Jackson County to see the 100's of illegal cartel greenhouses taking over rural Oregon:
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office shares video of ‘pervasive’ marijuana grows
https://kobi5.com/news/jackson-county-sheriffs-office-shares-video-of-pervasive-marijuana-grows-150453/
Residents take concerns over illegal marijuana grows in Josephine to State Officials
https://ktvl.com/news/local/residents-take-concerns-over-illegal-marijuana-grows-in-josephine-to-state-officials
2022
Feb. 14, 2022
Urban Oregon legalized marijuana and rural Oregon is paying the price
By Shirley Morgan
Citizens for Public Safety OP_ED 2-14-22 Edit
Jan 29, 2022
Oregon’s illegal marijuana grows bring crime and destruction to ranchers and farmers
http://rangefire.us/2022/01/29/oregons-illegal-marijuana-grows-bring-crime-and-destruction-to-ranchers-and-farmers/
Oregon lawmakers take aim at sharp rise in illegal pot farms
https://ktvz.com/news/crime-courts/2022/02/01/oregon-lawmakers-take-aim-at-sharp-rise-in-illegal-pot-farms/
Jan. 22, 2022
Pot busts in Southern Oregon exceed $2.7 billion
1,793,029 plants, 988,768 lbs processed
https://www.mailtribune.com/top-stories/2022/01/22/pot-busts-in-southern-oregon-exceed-2-7-billion
Jan. 13, 2022
Talk About Clusterf---’: Why Legal Weed Didn’t Kill Oregon’s Black Market
Legalization was supposed to take care of the black market. It hasn’t worked out that way.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/14/oregon-marijuana-legalization-black-market-enforcement-527012
Jan 12, 22 Update from Aug. 27, 2021
Josephine County
Hundreds of workers released after raid on illegal marijuana grow near Kerby-200 illegal workers, 373 green houses, 6,000 lbs processed, 72,283 plants 250 law enforcement-10 SWAT teams-joined raid
https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/hundreds-of-workers-released-after-raid-on-illegal-marijuana-grow-near-kerby/article_0292b6a1-55b0-5fb3-a298-316716784cae.html
Jan 12, 2022
‘Something’s not right in southern Oregon’: alarm at rise of
illegal pot farms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/12/oregon-marijuana-illegal-farms-environment
Oct 27, 2021
Broker in Oregon-Indiana illicit pot ring pleads guilty-$1.6 million cash
https://www.mailtribune.com/crime-courts-and-emergencies/2021/10/27/broker-in-oregon-indiana-illicit-pot-ring-pleads-guilty/
2021
Dec. 28, 21
Joesphine County
Man found shot to death, buried in shallow grave at illegal marijuana farm in Oregon
https://katu.com/news/local/man-found-shot-to-death-buried-in-shallow-grave-at-illegal-marijuana-farm-in-oregon
Dec. 22, 21
Klamath County
Former narcotics detective faces felonies after 1,200 marijuana plants found on property
https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/former-narcotics-detective-faces-felonies-after-1-200-marijuana-plants-found-on-property/article_ced523a2-86ef-5bdc-9117-753d128bb885.htm
Nov. 20, 2021
Jackson County
OSP SWR DRUG ENFORCEMENT SECTION TEAM SEIZED AN EPIC AMOUNT OF ILLEGAL MARIJUANA DURING SEARCH WARRANT- JACKSON COUNTY (PHOTO) 500,000 lbs, 250 tons, $500 million, over 100 people detained-17,500 plants
News Release from Oregon State Police
Posted on FlashAlert: November 20th, 2021 10:46 AM
Downloadable file: SWR-DES-_Antelope_Rd._White_City_(10).JPG
Downloadable file: SWR-DES-_Antelope_Rd._White_City_(13).JPG
Downloadable file: SWR-DES-_Antelope_Rd._White_City_(9).JPG
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Downloadable file: SWR-DES-_Antelope_Rd._White_City_(1).JPG
Nov. 19, 2021
Oregon State Police faces sharp spike in illegal marijuana grow sites statewide-730,000 plants seized-up 430% over last year
https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-state-police-faces-sharp-spike-in-illegal-marijuana-grow-sites-statewide
Nov. 2, 2021
Cartels Using Narco-Slaves to Grow Illegal Marijuana on
Industrial Scale in Oregon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/cartels-using-narco-slaves-to-grow-illegal-marijuana-on-industrial-scale-in-oregon_4080015.html
Oct. 9, 2021
Washington County
Cops seize 800 pounds of illegal weed in Oregon-5,719 plants-North Plains
The responding team searched the 29-acre lot including a 6,000 sq ft house, a 5,000 sq ft barn, and a 13,000 sq ft horse arena, all converted to facilitate an illegal marijuana grow operation. Investigators located and seized over 800 pounds of dried marijuana, 5,719 marijuana plants, an estimated $500,000 in grow equipment, and $22,000 in U.S. currency. The estimated street value of drugs removed from distribution was over $6.5 million.
https://nypost.com/2021/10/09/cops-seize-800-pounds-of-illegal-weed-in-oregon/amp/
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/10/deputies-seize-800-pounds-of-illegally-grown-pot-in-north-plains.html
Watch Authorities seize nearly 6,000 pot plants
https://youtu.be/cxWMeFQ2SEA
Sept 2nd, 2021
Deschutes County
Oregon-LARGE ILLEGAL MARIJUANA GROW CONTROLLED BY CARTEL DISMANTLED IN ALFALFA – 9,227 plants-2,800 lbs of processed
News Release from Deschutes Co. Sheriff's Office
Posted on FlashAlert: September 3rd, 2021 5:55 PM
Downloadable file: Bathroom
Downloadable file: Section 2
Downloadable file: Living Space
Downloadable file: Section 1
Downloadable file: Rifle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: September 3rd, 2021 Released by: Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp Alfalfa, OR –
August 17, 2021
Josephine County
Man's death precipitated raid on massive marijuana grow-200,000 plants
https://www.kdrv.com/content/news/Law-enforcement-investigating-Illinois-Valley-marijuana-grow-involving-involuntary-servitude-575115951.html
Aug. 3, 2021
Curry County Sheriff:
6 men arrested south of Brookings for illegal marijuana operation-worth $15 million
https://katu.com/amp/news/local/sheriff-6-men-arrested-south-of-brookings-for-illegal-marijuana-operation