California: Strict marijuana growing rules on Siskiyou County ballot
A pair of measures facing Siskiyou County voters next week would create strict rules on growing marijuana, including banning outdoor growing and creating fines of up to $1,000 per day for violations.
The measures — both referenda on rules enacted by the Board of Supervisors last year — would also limit the number of plants that anyone could possess to 12, ban delivery of marijuana in the county and require anyone who grows to obtain a license.
Supervisors contend they've modeled the rules after other counties' in California. Their rules closely mirror those of Shasta County, which enacted an outdoor ban and 12-plant limit among other measures last year after voters approved a measure brought by a referendum.
"Other parts of the state have been dealing with the consequence of increasing marijuana grows for years and their new laws are pushing growers into Siskiyou County," supervisors said in an argument...
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