Mendocino County, California, is home to approximately 87,000 people, and many rolling hills like this one photographed in March 2016 on Highway 20 northeast of Ukiah, the county seat. Often green and lush in the spring, the hills turn golden and dry by summer. Mendocino County is known for its picturesque, rugged and isolated coastline, redwood forests and wine, but its main claim to fame in recent decades has been cannabis production. Part of the Emerald Triangle along with Humboldt and Trinity counties to the north, up to one third of the economic activity in the county has been attributed to marijuana cultivation. (Courthouse News photo / Chris Marshall)
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