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DONNY YOUNGBLOOD 1350 Norris Road, Bakersfield, California 93308-2231
Sheriff-Coroner Telephone (661) 391-7500
TRAINING BULLETIN
ISSUE: 23-44 DATE: August 25, 2023
Marijuana Grow Site Chemicals
Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies are continually encountering illegal cannabis grow
sites. Illegal grow sites are found throughout most of the year in the valley, mountain
and desert areas of the county.
This training bulletin will serve as a safety guide for first responders in the event an
illegal grow site is discovered. Illegal grow sites are extremely dangerous due to
several factors, such as armed suspects tending to the grow site and the chemicals
used to grow the cannabis. This bulletin will cover hazardous chemicals discovered in
these grow sites and how to proceed if they are discovered.
The most dangerous chemical, typically found in mountain and some valley grow sites,
is various forms and name brands of Carbofuran.