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California Looks to Green Up Legal Pot Industry

New regulations aim to curb the pollution and water abuses of illegal growing operations.

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As California prepares to legalize recreational marijuana use this year, state officials are introducing regulations to make new, legal growing operations more environmentally friendly. In the past, illegal marijuana farms have polluted forests with fertilizer and pesticides and diverted streams for irrigation. 

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