Illegal pot fuels 'narco-slavery' in Rogue Valley

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Because of their ideal growing conditions, Southern Oregon and Northern California are internationally known as prime areas to grow marijuana and hemp.
54% : Law enforcement agencies have teamed up over the summer to carry out large-scale raids.
52% : "And yet hemp is regulated like peaches and marijuana is regulated like a drug."
45% : Although the Oregon Legislature passed some reforms this past spring to help regulate marijuana and hemp grows and put more money into enforcement, Sickler and Marsh said more needs to be done to help Southern Oregon, which is bearing the brunt of marijuana and hemp legalization.
41% : Marijuana, which contains ingredients to get users high, is legal in Oregon but still illegal at the federal level.
40% : They're potentially dangerous for law enforcement.
36% : Local police are finding more than marijuana, guns and cash when they raid illegal pot grows across the Rogue Valley.
36% : Sickler said local law enforcement agencies can't handle the illegal grows on their own.
32% : The situation has been dubbed narco-slavery by some because of its ties to narcotics, or illegal drugs.

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