Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) said she intends to resurrect legislation to fight labor trafficking that was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and to include a mechanism to ensure that the state Department of Cannabis Control acts on evidence of such crimes. Bonta’s office told The Times such action would be the responsibility of the state cannabis department. In 2019, he vetoed a bill to gather data on labor trafficking because it wasn’t introduced as part of the budget. The Times investigation found little outreach to apprise cannabis workers of their rights.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2023 23:54 UTC