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Illegal marijuana floods California's deserts
Illegal marijuana floods California's deserts
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22 minutes
Released:
Jul 14, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Shootouts. Armed guards. Stolen water. Killings. It’s not the dramatic climax of a Wild West movie. It’s what’s happening in California’s southern desert right now — thanks to illegal marijuana farms.Although marijuana is legal in California, it still isn’t in most of the United States. So drug cartels and out-of-state growers have set up scores of illegal farms among Joshua trees and tortoise reserves. And locals are begging law enforcement to do something about it.Today, we speak with L.A. Times reporter Jaclyn Cosgrove, who co-wrote a story with Louis Sahagún about how the Mojave Desert is suddenly awash in illegal marijuana. And we talk to a local politician who wants legal cannabis in his community — and the illegal stuff out.More reading:Illegal pot invades California’s deserts, bringing violence, fear, ecological destruction California offers $100 million to rescue its struggling legal marijuana industryCalifornia weighs steep new fines to combat illegal cannabis sellers
Released:
Jul 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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