A huge wildfire ablaze in Santa Barbara County over the last week has been linked to a clandestine marijuana grow operation in the Los Padres National Forest. As we often point out, prohibition is to blame for these destructive illegal gardens because it leaves this popular agricultural product in the hands of criminals with no regard for the environment instead of legitimate farmers.
Orange County Register columnist and author of "Waiting to Inhale, the Politics of Medical Marijuana" Alan Bock…