新的美國尋金熱：美國大麻業當中家庭農場的死亡

新的美國尋金熱：美國大麻業當中家庭農場的死亡
The New American Gold-Rush: Death of the Family Farm in the US Weed Industry

JULY 20, 2018

As September falls across California, seasonal travelers wait by the side of the road with cardboard signs, all heading towards the north. Many have flown over from Europe or South America to pursue ‘trimming’ work — the practice of preparing marijuana to be sold on the market. This year more than ever, a wave of people have come to follow the promise of high-profit work in the ‘Emerald Triangle’ counties of Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity in Northern California.

Garberville in North California isn’t more than a small stretch of shops, where local organic food stores sit happily alongside countless thrift shops, yet from mid-September to late December international travelers with backpacks and guitars can be found alongside long-haired locals with well-stickered pickup trucks. Yet in this North Californian region it’s hard to underestimate just how big a part weed-farming plays in the economy and lives of the area. This world has existed for many years in a sleepy bubble of small, family owned businesses quietly growing their marijuana crop just beyond the eyes of the law, in the remote hills of Humboldt country. Yet major changes are taking place within this community that may affect how the weed industry plays out across the US in the years to come.

Family business: the small farm model.

Shifting market balance.

Megafarms: old world vs. the new.

Gathering clouds: national changes in US weed legislation.

The eyes of the law: the national picture.

Legalized states: blueprints for the future?

Disappearing tribes: the communities in-between.

https://www.activistpost.com/2018/07/the-new-american-gold-rush-death-of-the-family-farm-in-the-us-weed-industry.html