600 marijuana plants grow at home in Riverside neighborhood

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) --

A Riverside neighborhood is upset as a major marijuana home-grown operation with nearly 600 plants sits right near their backyards. The only problem is that the operation is completely legal.

ABC7 talked to several neighbors who expressed their frustrations and concerns with the operation that grows marijuana inside the home and in the backyard.

Laura and Chris live nearby the home and asked ABC7 not to use their last names because of concerns for their safety.

"I was shocked, and I was scared," Laura said. "There were lights glowing inside the tents."

"There are times we cannot use our backyard because of the smell," Chris said.

Many residents ABC7 spoke with complained about the smell, but also said they worry about property values being diminished and most importantly, the element a grow operation they said brings to a neighborhood.

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