An InvestigateWest review found at least 30 people charged with trafficking without evidence of selling or distribution. They face mandatory minimum prison terms.
From southern Oregon comes news that there is growth in the ranks of gleaners – low-income or unemployed people who perform a second harvest on farm fields to supplement their food supplies. Whitney Malkin’s look at the practice in the Eugene Register-Guard notes that advocates of the practice say it helps build self-esteem among the poor. A person whose income qualifies him or her for the gleaning groups must work eight hours a month for the group, and must pay a small amount to cover gas and insurance. Farmers involved get a tax credit worth 10 percent of their crop.
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An InvestigateWest review found at least 30 people charged with trafficking without evidence of selling or distribution. They face mandatory minimum prison terms.
