California cannabis growers face tall task in rebuilding after wildfires
With losses that could total in the millions, the obstacles for rebuilding their businesses and crops could be insurmountable for many.
As wildfires have raged across Northern California, claiming lives and scorching more than 200,000 acres, they are also taking a toll on cannabis farmers who have lost both homes and valuable crops — and have little hope of getting help from insurance or banks in an industry that remains legally hazy.
“Failed policies have left our community marginalized,” said Hezekiah Allen, executive director of the California Growers Association, adding that while the cannabis community has a strong do-it-yourself culture, “in events like this, the vulnerabilities tend to show a little more.”
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