California's cannabis reparations - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

In California, cannabis is legal for recreational use and it’s created a multi-billion dollar industry. But who’s been reaping the rewards? For decades people from Black and Latino communities have been disproportionately arrested and imprisoned on cannabis drugs charges – and yet few appeared to benefit from the legal cannabis boom. So to make amends, California has been pioneering a policy to give those targeted in the war on drugs, a chance to share in the new cannabis industry. But is it working? Sharon Hemans has been to the city of Oakland to find out.

Presenter: Sharon Hemans
Producer: Alex Last
Studio engineer: Neil Churchill
Series editor: Penny Murphy
Production Co-ordinator: Iona Hammond

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