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Black market marijuana in legal states
Chaos and cannabis A massive hemp empire is accused of growing illegal marijuana and sowing violence on the Navajo Nation By Ed Williams|September 23, 2020 Photography by Don J. Usner
SHIPROCK, N.M. — In the fertile northeast corner of the Navajo Nation, fields that only months ago were traditional open-air corn farms are now stuffed