So a little more searching and I think this is the story you were talking about
Growers: Your Booking Photo Here - Topix
There does seem to be a lot of frustration and anger on those boards and from the population.
All that said I thihnk it's the prohibition that's the problem. If there is no profit motive, there won't be the effort to create the excess supply for export out of the county.
The grow for profit crowd is a direct result of the high pricing cause by prohibition, and growers will gravitate to any area they believe holds a lower risk.