Marijuana link to devastating California rim fire

[slimvictor]

INVESTIGATORS probing the massive wildfire in Yosemite National Park are looking into whether an illegal marijuana farm may have triggered the blaze.

As the vast wildfire continued to rage in the iconic Californian tourist destination, several reports quoted a local fire chief who suggested marijuana growers may be to blame.

Todd McNeal, a fire chief in Twain Harte, one of the towns affected by the 88,630 hectare inferno, said investigators had not pinpointed the cause of the blaze.

"We don't know the exact cause," Mr McNeal was quoted as telling a community meeting.

However, he added it was "highly suspect that there might have been some sort of illicit grove, a marijuana-grow-type thing."

"We know it's human caused. There was no lightning in the area," he said.

US Forest Service officials say the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

cont at
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...ifornia-rim-fire/story-e6frg6so-1226708403903

 

[Tenchi]

INVESTIGATORS probing the massive wildfire in Yosemite National Park are looking into whether an illegal marijuana farm may have triggered the blaze.

As the vast wildfire continued to rage in the iconic Californian tourist destination, several reports quoted a local fire chief who suggested marijuana growers may be to blame.

Todd McNeal, a fire chief in Twain Harte, one of the towns affected by the 88,630 hectare inferno, said investigators had not pinpointed the cause of the blaze.

"We don't know the exact cause," Mr McNeal was quoted as telling a community meeting.

However, he added it was "highly suspect that there might have been some sort of illicit grove, a marijuana-grow-type thing."

"We know it's human caused. There was no lightning in the area," he said.

US Forest Service officials say the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

cont at
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...ifornia-rim-fire/story-e6frg6so-1226708403903

Instantly blaming Marijuana? It's not like it could have been a discarded cigarette or anything... 8)

 

[atara]

This is just some random dude's opinion. Obviously it's possible, but unless there's some sort of analysis going on it's no better than my theory that the fire started because Yosemite National Park is constructed on sacred ground, which offends the Old Ones. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

 

['medicine cabinet']

Man marijuana is really ruining the world! From causing ppl to leave kids in cars and get kids parents killed while trying to stop child welfare from taking their kids on false pretext, to now startingg massive wildfires in ca....I even heard we are going to invade syria because someone heard there was a guy smoking a joint over there. There wasn't any chemical weapons, someone was smoking a j laced with potent organophosphate nerve agents and a bunch of ppl died from the second hand smoke.

 

[exists]

Well look on the bright side. If the farm and its hands were somehow responsible for sparking the blaze, then it means illicit farming is hazardous and should be handled in a more reasonable manner. We already know this to be true regarding pollution from fertilizers.

Looser laws surrounding the cultivation of cannabis are needed in order to restructure the industry, to bring it in alignment with standard farming procedures. It's common sense, really, but politics do not always operate on logic.