Drought costing dealers millions

[NiteTiger]

PIKEVILLE, Tenn.- Drug dealers are suffering because of the region's severe drought, which is a silver lining, according to law enforcement official.

The state's top cash crop is marijuana. Much of it is grown outdoors and like everything else this illegal drug is withering away in the dry weather.

Each year during the prime growing season, which is May through September, the Governor's Task Force on Marijuana Eradication begins the search.

Using helicopters, drug agents look for illegal marijuana gardens in secluded rural areas. Often, they'll the plants growing between rows of corn.

But this year, because of the drought, there's not much to eradicate.

"You know marijuana is not the most robust plant. It takes tending and cultivation and when Mother Nature doesn't cooperate, it definitely has an impact," said T.J. Jordan, a special agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Task Force helicopters recently flew over DeKalb, Cannon, Warren and Putnam counties, which are all known for illegal marijuana crops and found none. Spots where the plants had grown last year are now brown or uncultivated.

Drug agents estimate the yield this year may be cut in half or more, costing dealers millions of dollars.

In 2006, agents confiscated $480,000 worth of marijuana plants. Agents doubt they'll even take half of that by the end of the summer.

Drug agents said finding outdoor marijuana farms is only half the battle. More and more dealers are now cultivating the illegal crop indoors under lights.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Almost makes me wanna go commercial just to make them look like fools.

 

[johnnyboy]

now now lad dont get carried away

 

[NiteTiger]

Yeah, I'm in check

It was one of those fleeting thought type thing

 

[mindRubber]

No wonder its so dry around here. I didn't even think of the drought. Doh!

 

[NiteTiger]

Nah, they're idiots.

It's always dry in the summer, because most guys in the area do outdoor, and so there harvest from last year has run out, and they've gotta wait for the plants to mature.

That's why you see the quality go up gradually in the fall. You get some folks pulling early to make ends meet, and then the more experienced guys bring the goods to harvest.

Haven't you ever noticed that in fall is when the best shit is around?

 

[JJScorpio]

The article isn't totally wrong. I know a lot of people whose plants are severely stunted from lack of water. Some have even died. When you don't get rain for three weeks, and you cant get water to them, it can wipe them out.....What makes ot worse is the dry weather started as soon as they were put in the ground. The roots had no time to grow and get deep enough for moisture.....

 

[alexnalaskaOG]

sounds like the leo said, "alex. price hike baby." hmmm65 a elbow just went to 75 and no rain will add more...

ch 4 nt? it was funny. i put out leo weed every yr. keeps then busy and OUTside.

 

[Guest]

i haven't even put my clones out yet just because of this. I missed the rainy weeks and I'm almost sure they would just wither and die if I put them out when its been so hot and dry. I think tommorow is finally the day though since a bit of rain has been rollin through...

 

[glock23]

I moved mine out a few days ago and it's in the 90s and dry. Going to have to make an emergency trip out there to water. During '05, I didn't have to water at all during the summer, just fertilize. This sucks

 

[Verite]

Weird, I cant step three feet in any direction without stepping into a lake. Even when theres a drought here theres always plenty of permanent water. Put em around the NE shore and you got prime reflection sun.

 

[ItsGrowTime]

Im in the southeastern US and the drought has been bad up....until recently. It rained 4 days out of the last week so I think karma bit the author in the ass
Just makes more people run some indoor plants IMHO.

 

[tngreen]

fuck this drought! dont affect me none