Exploitation, Abuse, and Death: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry
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Workers can't be fired for off-the-clock cannabis use under new law signed by Newsom : r/politics
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California cannabis regulators take on exploitation on weed farms - Los Angeles Times
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In secretive marijuana industry, whispers of abuse and trafficking, by Reveal, Reveal
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A father and son shot, dismembered and burned. This is the dark side of California cannabis - The Columbian
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Los Angeles-area real estate agent pleads guilty to coordinating multi-million-dollar scheme that funded marijuana grow houses
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The untold worker exploitation in California's weed industry - Los Angeles Times
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Growing Danger: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry – The Shoestring
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Real People That We Care About Are Being Exploited' - POLITICO
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Growing Danger: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry – The Shoestring
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Enslaved on a British cannabis farm: 'The plants were more valuable than my life', Drugs
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The untold worker exploitation in California's weed industry - Los Angeles Times