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California Fires Destroy Marijuana Farms During Fall Harvest

Justin Calvino displays marijuana grown on one of his properties in Mendocino County, Calif., in April 2017. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
Justin Calvino displays marijuana grown on one of his properties in Mendocino County, Calif., in April 2017. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)

Fires in Northern California have hit Napa’s wine country hard, but they’ve also raged during harvest time for another cash crop: marijuana.

Many pot farmers have lost over a year’s worth of work. Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Hezekiah Allen (@HezekiahAllen), executive director of the California Growers Association, a statewide trade group for the legal marijuana industry based in Sacramento.

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