The bill would require marijuana business owners to put at least one employee through a 30-hour state training program within one year of receiving a license.
Trimmigrants
Posted inInequality, Trimmigrants
New bill would require pot worker training in safety, sexual harassment
Marijuana growers in California would be required to train employees about worker safety and sexual harassment under legislation headed for a hearing.
Posted inInequality, Trimmigrants
Labor union sets its sights on organizing pot workers
One of the largest labor unions in the country is pushing California regulators to better protect marijuana workers in the wake of legalization by requiring health and safety training.
Posted inInequality, Trimmigrants
Pot trimmers wanted in death of grower
Five “trimmigrants” are accused of murdering their former employer as he slept on his marijuana farm in Laytonville, California.
Posted inInequality, The Trump Era, Trimmigrants, Worked Over
As legalization catches fire, where will Trump land on pot?
President-elect Donald Trump once called the county’s drug enforcement efforts “a joke.” He once said legalizing drugs was a better tactic. But as the dust settles after a contentious election – and after another eight states legalized some form of weed – the future of marijuana under Trump isn’t quite clear.
Posted inImmigration, Inequality, Trimmigrants, Worked Over
What’s happened since our report on sex abuse in the pot industry
All through the fall, hopeful marijuana trimmers have poured into California’s Emerald Triangle for coveted jobs. If they haven’t read our investigation, they may not know about the dangers they face. But is anyone doing anything about it?
Posted inCriminal Justice, Inequality, Law Enforcement, Local Law Enforcement, Trimmigrants
How to (and not to) address worker abuse on pot farms
The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office, a small agency of about 65 sworn officers, was able to pull off a complex investigation into abuse and trafficking on a marijuana farm.
Posted inAccountability, Criminal Justice, Local Law Enforcement, Trimmigrants, Workers’ Rights
Pot growers call for labor regulation after abuse disclosures
The director of the California Growers Association now is calling for a series of solutions after Reveal published an investigation into sexual abuse in the state’s pot country.
Posted inAccountability, Criminal Justice, Immigration, Inequality, Trimmigrants, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights
In secretive marijuana industry, whispers of abuse and trafficking
For decades, California’s Emerald Triangle has provided cover for the nation’s largest marijuana-growing industry. But its forests also hide secrets,