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Investigative reporter uncovers sex abuse and trafficking on CA pot farms
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Sep 12, 2016
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Investigative reporter uncovers sex abuse and trafficking on CA pot farms
The mostly female workforce on Northern California's remote marijuana farms have been left vulnerable to sex abuse and trafficking.
Facing what appears to be a rapidly closing window for action, dozens of cities and counties from across California are racing to enact new bans on marijuana-growing.
Reveal from the Center for Investigative reporting has found dozens of accounts of sexual exploitation, abuse and trafficking in Northern California's marijuana-growing region.
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The mostly female workforce on Northern California's remote marijuana farms have been left vulnerable to sex abuse and trafficking.

The green hills of Northern California are home to the top marijuana-producing region in the state.

It's a place known as the Emerald Triangle. And its rugged, forested mountains form a picturesque backdrop.

But the remote farms also have a darker side: as a place where an informal workforce, made up mostly of women, is vulnerable to sex abuse and trafficking.

Shoshana Walter, a reporter with The Center for Investigative Reporting's Reveal, joined Take Two to discuss her reporting.

To hear the full interview, click the blue player above.