Navajo cannabis farmer claims he’s providing ‘sacrament’ for a Native church
Chaos and Cannabis
How human trafficking, child labor and black-market marijuana took root on the Navajo Nation
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A green light for Dineh Benally
A sensational raid three years ago put an end to his illegal marijuana empire on the Navajo Nation, manned by trafficking victims. But when Benally wanted to grow weed again, New Mexico said yes.
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Fields of green
COVID is pushing thousands of Chinese immigrant workers into the marijuana business—sometimes leading to exploitation and labor trafficking
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Uprooted
A police raid near Shiprock has all but ended an illicit cannabis-growing operation
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Strangers in a foreign land
A massive marijuana bust in Farmington represents just a sliver of an ongoing operation on Navajo lands that has now drawn federal investigators
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Chaos and cannabis
A massive hemp empire is accused of growing illegal marijuana and sowing violence on the Navajo Nation