California Law Enforcement Works to Stop Marijuana From Entering State

With several illegal marijuana grows in the area and recreational pot legal just over the Oregon state line, Siskiyou County law enforcement is taking steps to crack down on drug trafficking.

Medical marijuana is legal in California, but anyone possessing marijuana without a medical card could still charged with drug charges. 

Marijuana is still illegal in the state and under federal law. Just over the Oregon border, people can buy and sell recreational pot legally. 

For the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office, over the last few months deputies conducted a series of marijuana highway enforcement operations.

In just one 10-day span of the operation, they arrested 7 people, gave out a dozen citations, collected 145 pounds of processed marijuana, and 62 cannabis plants.

California Highway Patrol was not involved in these operations, but share a similar goal.

"We are not going to change any of our policies or anything, California law is...

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