Put down the plant
The Man just can’t get enough pot, can he? The California government has seized more marijuana plants this year than ever—1.68 billion, to be exact. For comparison, 10 years ago, a mere 94,221 plants were seized. The Department of Justice is bragging about all the raids this season (477) and how successful they’ve been ($6.7 billion worth uprooted this year). So with this hugely successful campaign, there must’ve been a lot of arrests, right? Uh, yeah … 27. Keep up the good work, guys. Let’s see how much weed has been wasted in Northern California in the name of the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting.
| County | Rank | Plants seized |
|---|---|---|
| Lake | 1 | 314,603 |
| Shasta | 2 | 227,488 |
| Mendocino | 3 | 135,736 |
| Tehama | 11 | 48,672 |
| Colusa | 14 | 37,614 |
| Plumas | 15 | 32,013 |
| Glenn | 21 | 15,789 |
| Butte | 22 | 14,481 |
| Yolo | 23 | 14,481 |
| Yuba | 27 | 10,179 |
| Lassen | 32 | 4,138 |
| Sutter | 33 | 3,699 |
Source: The California Department of Justice
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