1 California worker dead and hundreds arrested
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After being so successful last year, the area where people can purchase and smoke marijuana at the California State Fair grew.
A California farmworker died on Friday from injuries sustained a day earlier when U.S. immigration agents raided a cannabis operation and arrested hundreds of workers, according to a farmworker advocacy group.
In a stunning dawn raid, ICE and National Guard troops stormed California cannabis farms on July 10. Over 100 migrant farmworkers were detained in a federal crackdown that saw flashbangs, tear gas, and fierce clashes with protesters.
California’s statewide tax hike hit SLO dispensaries on July 1, sparking concerns for competing with the illicit market.