Cannabis boom creates fears of increasing illicit trade in Southern Oregon
Erik Neumann
GRANTS PASS On a sunny spring day in Southern Oregon s Illinois Valley, Mason Walker is showing off rows of neatly planted marijuana. We have a permanent trellising system that s installed almost in a vineyard style, Walker, co-owner of East Fork Cultivars, told Jefferson Public Radio. We put labels up at the end of the rows so people know what they re looking at, just like you might walk through the pinot noir section of a vineyard.
On their 33-acre farm, Walker and a team grow 1 acre of marijuana and 9 acres of USDA organic hemp, processed for CBD. Both Walker and the farm s co-founder Aaron Howard have noticed a rapid increase of marijuana grown in the area in 2021.
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GRANTS PASS On a sunny spring day in Southern Oregon s Illinois Valley, Mason Walker is showing off rows of neatly planted marijuana. We have a permanent trellising system that s installed almost in a vineyard style, Walker, co-owner of East Fork Cultivars, told Jefferson Public Radio. We put labels up at the end of the rows so people know what they re looking at, just like you might walk through the pinot noir section of a vineyard.
On their 33-acre farm, Walker and a team grow 1 acre of marijuana and 9 acres of USDA organic hemp, processed for CBD. Both Walker and the farm s co-founder Aaron Howard have noticed a rapid increase of marijuana grown in the area in 2021.
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In Southern Oregon, cannabis farming is booming. But while hemp and marijuana can both be legally grown in the state, much of this year’s expansion is on the illegal market.
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