Oregon Legislature Votes to Hold Landowners Accountable for Pollution and Damage from Illegal Marijuana Farms

Illegal marijuana farmers have been leasing or buying land to grow cannabis in Oregon, leaving behind garbage and depleted natural resources.
A new bill passed in Oregon makes landowners responsible for cleaning up illegal marijuana growing sites and prohibits the use of local water sources.
The bill also outlaws seizing identity documents from workers at illegal sites and threatening to report them to immigration authorities.
Local governments can place liens on properties used for illegal marijuana cultivation to fund cleanup costs.
The regulated marijuana industry in Oregon faces oversupply and falling prices, while illegal pot farms posing as hemp operations have proliferated.