Legal Weed, Broken Promises: A Times series on the fallout of legal pot in California

The murdered pair were among 44 cannabis farm-related deaths identified by a Times investigation. All but five of the deceased were immigrants.

Workers must wait years to have wage theft claims heard. A state senator wants an investigation, but labor unions say they have their own plan.

California has largely ignored the immigrant workers who harvest America’s weed. Their exploitation is one of the most overlooked narratives of the era of legal cannabis.

California regulators have quietly assembled a team to pursue labor exploitation in the state’s burgeoning weed industry.

State officials will audit corruption in cannabis licensing after a Times investigation uncovered allegations of bribery, conflicts of interest and other misdeeds.

A Times series exposing labor exploitation, corruption and other problems in California’s cannabis industry spurs calls for action.

Illegal cannabis farms are engulfing parts of California and exploiting farmworkers who labor in squalid, deadly conditions, a Times investigation finds.

Commercial cannabis resulted in corruption and questionable conduct that has rocked local governments across California, a Times investigation found.

The industry support underscores potential conflicts of interest as marijuana goes mainstream and researchers try to assess health and other impacts of cannabis.

More than 30,000 Californians are stuck with felonies, misdemeanors and other convictions on their records that should have been wiped ‘automatically.’

Small operators across California’s legal cannabis market say government taxes, fees and regulations are threatening their survival.

The success of illegal cannabis shops and the struggles of legal ones in the heart of L.A.’s Eastside offer a stark illustration of how California’s legalization of marijuana has gone wrong.

Years after California legalized cannabis with Proposition 64, some supporters say it has not met expectations, while those who opposed the initiative say it has proved worse than they feared.

The promise of ‘social equity’ has been a key narrative tied to California’s legalized pot industry. So far, efforts have been mired by costly delays.