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CANNABIS CULTURE – Rural areas of northern California and southern Oregon are well known for their high-grade cannabis, comparable to the Champagne wine region of France. That said, its reputation had not only heightened demand, but emboldened criminal activity, putting more workers at risk of exploitation.

Cambodian authorities illegally imprison hundreds of drug users and other "undesirables" in detention centers where they don't get drug treatment but instead face torture, sexual abuse, and forced labor, Human Rights Watch charged in a report released Sunday.