California, Immigration and Glass House Farm
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Federal agents conducted immigration enforcement raids at marijuana nurseries in Southern California, leading to confrontations with protesters. Glass House Farms was targeted, with about 100 farmworkers detained.
California's marijuana industry faces challenges as the state excise tax jumps from 15% to 19%, potentially driving customers away from legal dispensaries and threatening small businesses.
Advocates in California are celebrating the golden anniversary of marijuana decriminalization in the state, noting that it was 50 years ago—on July 9, 1975—that then-Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill into law that reduced the state’s felony possession law down to a citable misdemeanor,
ICE agents raided a licensed marijuana farm in Camarillo, California, on Thursday. The farm is owned by Glass House Brands Inc, officials confirmed.