In 2015, Gavin Newsom, who was then the Lieutenant Governor of California, visited Humboldt County in the northern part of the state to rally support for legalizing cannabis. At the time, pot farmers in this historic growing region were worried that big corporations would take over, leaving small, family-run farms to disappear. Newsom, a rising political star, tried to calm their fears. He acknowledged that large businesses were already pushing for influence in Sacramento but promised that he would stand against them and protect the small farms.
He told the crowd, "With respect, they’re writing a lot of you guys out and we cannot let that happen." His words seemed to win the crowd over. People took selfies with him, and many thought that Newsom was genuinely on their side.
Fast forward to today, and the reality is much darker. Cannabis is now legal in California, Newsom is the Governor, and small cannabis farms have been wiped out. Thousands of these farms, which had been pa...
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