Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Holds Hearing on Marijuana Cultivation on U.S. Public Lands

At the hearing, Senator Feinstein expressed concern with emerging trends related to illegal marijuana grow sites including; weapons and violence, state medical marijuana laws that have complicated law enforcement efforts, and organized grows in open backyards and farmland. 

Senator Feinstein's Statement | Senator Grassley's Statement

Witnesses:

Representative Michael Thompson (Testimony)

Gil Kerlikowske (Testimony) 
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy

David Ferrell (Testimony)
Director of Law Enforcement and Investigations, U.S. Forest Service

Margaret Mims (Testimony)
Sheriff, Fresno County, California

Hank Kashdan (Statement) 
Legislative Director, National Association of Forest Service Retirees

Kim Thorsen (Statement) 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Management
Department of the Interior