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Ohio: Marijuana Growers Move Plants Indoors For Protection

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 07/14/2015 - 08:45

A drop in the number of marijuana plants seized in Ohio in recent years can be attributed to a greater push by growers to cultivate the plants indoors, according to authorities.

Investigators say they have seized $326 million in marijuana across the state since 2008. But authorities say that the underground market for marijuana continues to thrive, with growers moving operations inside to avoid police, thieves and unpredictable weather. *edit*

Jason Park, an agent with the U.S. 23 Major Crimes Task Force in Chillicothe, said just as much and maybe more marijuana is being produced now, even though the number of confiscated plants has dropped.

Tens of thousands of the plants have been seized annually through a program run by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office. The program puts drug agents in helicopters to locate marijuana plots and signal authorities on the ground where to find the plants. This summer’s...

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