Federal agencies removed more than 71,000 marijuana plants from Colorado public lands in 2017

Federal agencies removed more than 71,000 marijuana plants from public lands during last year’s growing season, according to a news release in the U.S. Attorney’s Colorado office.

These grows are ones who operate beyond the laws created for Colorado’s legal cannabis industry.

The marijuana growing season typically runs from early summer through the fall.

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