Gripes Grow Along with Marijuana-Shielding Fences

They say good fences make good neighbors. Then there's the fences that enclose the growing number of Josephine County's marijuana grow sites.

There are a lot of them. And they are often ugly, especially when topped by a couple feet of plastic.

Among those who are unhappy with the proliferation of Visqueen view blockers is Chris Locke, a Murphy landscape nursery owner who endures the sight of a neighbor's fenced marijuana grow.

Locke, co-owner of Murphy Country Nursery, says the fences are ruining Josephine County's rural landscape. They're tall and typically made of wood, or wood topped with plastic. Many are easy to spot.

"There are so many people who are unbelievably unhappy over the fences," said Locke, who has erected a sign that says, "That's not ours," with an arrow pointing at the marijuana grow next to her business, located just south of the Applegate River and within plain...

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