MENDOCINO COUNTY CONTINUES FUNDS TO TARGET MARIJUANA GROWERS

UKIAH, Calif. (AP) -- Mendocino County supervisors will keep accepting
$250,000 a year in state funds to target marijuana growers.

A no vote on Tuesday would have made the county the first in California to
turn down money to battle pot.

For the second year, Supervisors John Pinches and Charles Peterson could not
muster a third vote for rejecting the money. The two want to send a message
to state and federal authorities that the anti-marijuana campaign is
useless.

"The only thing we've accomplished is to drive the price of marijuana up to
where it's worth more than gold," said Pinches.