California wildfires torch the legalization hopes of pot growers

Grist
By Stett HolbrookOct 20, 2017, 9:08 am74 pts
The wildfires that swept across Mendocino, Sonoma, and Napa counties in Northern California last week devastated many of the region’s legal cannabis growers, torching their crops and facilities at peak harvest time and leaving smaller farmers at risk of collapse. The fires, which continue to smolder, are the…

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