The Chico News & Review, 30 May 2013 – County Wants State’s Help in Controlling Marijuana Gardens A request by Butte County for help from the state in getting a handle on large marijuana gardens in the local foothills has been rebuffed. On May 7, a letter signed by Supervisor Bill Connelly was sent to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board expressing concern about environmental damage caused by big pot-growing operations. The letter asked that the state step in and help enforce the federal Clean Water Act.

The Chico News & Review, 30 Aug 2012 – DA Calls Medical-Marijuana Ordinance Unconstitutional Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey dropped a buz kill at the Aug. 28 Board of Supervisors meeting on those looking to restrict medical-marijuana cultivation when he said an ordinance under consideration was unconstitutional.