EPISODE · Mar 1, 2023 · 27 MIN
Legal weed, massive worker exploitation
from Headlines From The Times · host Paige St. John, Roberto Reyes, Helen Li, Gustavo Arellano, Ashlea Brown, Kasia Broussalian, Heba Elorbany, Nicolas Perez, Mark Nieto, David Toledo Diaz, Denise Guerra, Mario Diaz, Mike Heflin, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton, Kinsee Morlan
When California voters legalized cannabis, growers vowed a break from decades of worker exploitation in the state’s agricultural industry. A Times investigation found otherwise.Today, where it all went wrong and what’s being done to stop it. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times investigative reporter Paige St. JohnMore reading:Dying for your high: The untold exploitation and misery in America’s weed industryThe reality of legal weed in California: Huge illegal grows, violence, worker exploitation and deathsLawmakers want investigation, hearings into ‘Wild West’ of California cannabis and farm work
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When California voters legalized cannabis, growers vowed a break from decades of worker exploitation in the state's agricultural industry. A Times investigation found otherwise.
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