Paige St. John

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for the LA Times

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Sacramento-based reporter for the Los Angeles Times

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Legal cannabis in California often contains banned pesticides, according to an LA Times investigation. Regulators recently pulled a vape product from the market.

Smoking a vape pen in CA? You might be ingesting toxic chemicals

Legal cannabis in California often contains banned pesticides, according to an LA Times investigation. Regulators recently pulled a vape product from the market.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The iIllegal cannabis market is taking over rural California and crippling local farmers. It’s also brought environmental destruction and worker exploitation.

Illegal cannabis farms terrorize rural CA communities

The iIllegal cannabis market is taking over rural California and crippling local farmers. It’s also brought environmental destruction and worker exploitation.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Last year, with the help of modern DNA databases, investigators identified  Joe D’Angelo as the Golden State Killer.

The story of the Golden State Killer and how he was finally caught

Last year, with the help of modern DNA databases, investigators identified  Joe D’Angelo as the Golden State Killer.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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