Marijuana is a big part of the economy in Mendocino County, where officials have tried to make it safe to grow for medicinal purposes under state law. But federal agents recently raided a farm that has a Sheriff's permit and undergoes regular inspections. Which strategy is most likely to keep a thriving industry underground? Also, the host of next year's Oscars will be Billy Chrystal. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Greece has been scary enough for Europe's economy; now there's Italy.
Banner image: Matthew Cohen, whose marijuana farm was raided by federal officials, undergoes an inspection by a Mendicino County Sheriff's deputy. (Screen grab from the Center for Investigative Reporting's examination of Mendicino's experiment to legalize medical marijuana cultivation.
Feds Raid Legalized California Pot Farms
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