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A California Conundrum: How to Crack Down on Illicit Sales Without Echoing the War on Drugs?

A nascent industry needs protection, but so do certain neighborhoods.

In October 2018, the California Department of Consumer Affairs’ newly-established Cannabis Enforcement Unit teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Department to carry out a raid on an unlicensed shop in Sylmar, a predominantly Latino and working-class neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.

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