Awash in illegal marijuana, Oregon looks at toughening laws


              FILE - This aerial file photo provided by the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office shows an illegal marijuana grow in Alfalfa, Ore., on Sept. 2, 2021. In 2014, Oregon voters approved a ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana after being told it would eliminate problems caused by the "uncontrolled manufacture" of the drug. Illegal production of marijuana has exploded instead. Oregon lawmakers are now looking at toughening laws against the outlaw growers. (Deschutes County Sheriff via AP, File)
            
              FILE - Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel stands amid the debris of plastic hoop houses destroyed by law enforcement, used to grow cannabis illegally, near Selma, Ore., June 16, 2021. In 2014, Oregon voters approved a ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana after being told it would eliminate problems caused by the "uncontrolled manufacture" of the drug. Illegal production of marijuana has exploded instead. Oregon lawmakers are now looking at toughening laws against the outlaw growers. (Shaun Hall/Grants Pass Daily Courier via AP, File)
Awash in illegal marijuana, Oregon looks at toughening laws