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Posted inInequality, Trimmigrants

Cannabis workers bill zooms through California Assembly

by Shoshana Walter April 25, 2017April 25, 2017

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.

Posted inInequality, Trimmigrants

New bill would require pot worker training in safety, sexual harassment

by Shoshana Walter April 24, 2017April 25, 2017

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

by Shoshana Walter November 22, 2016November 22, 2016

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

by Shoshana Walter November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

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?

by Shoshana Walter November 9, 2016January 29, 2017

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

by Shoshana Walter November 4, 2016June 30, 2021

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

by Shoshana Walter October 20, 2016October 20, 2016

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

by Shoshana Walter September 13, 2016November 3, 2016

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

by Shoshana Walter September 8, 2016June 30, 2021

For decades, California’s Emerald Triangle has provided cover for the nation’s largest marijuana-growing industry. But its forests also hide secrets,

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