In California, ICE has been raiding cannabis farms and arresting illegal workers. Ornamentals growers have not yet been affected by these raids but are facing unrest among their employees, who are fleeing and not returning to work the next day for fear of being arrested. The big question is: will the raids stop at cannabis farms, or will it go further?
“You've called exactly the right person. Across the street from us, ICE raided a cannabis farm. It was so crazy and scary, super scary,” reports a pot plant grower from California, who asked us not to reveal his name. “It's so crazy to be afraid of your own government, it's a strange world we live in. It's crazy that there are also growers who are totally behind the big orange man.”
The pot plant grower himself was not at home. His wife was just entering the street, children in the back seat, saw what was going on and immediately called her husband to report on the situation. Around 40 officers, and five heavily armed men in large cars and military clothing, were raiding their neighbour's house. More than 300 employees of this ‘weed grower’ were arrested. Images of the raid are circulating on the internet. And, yes, the pot plant grower believes ICE might also raid his house.
