Colin Warren

Colin Warren is 2025 Puffin student writing fellow focusing on climate and rural issues for The Nation. He is a senior at University of Alaska, Fairbanks serving as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, The Sun Star. His work also appears in The Nome Nugget, Copper River Record, and The McCarthy Canards, amongst others.

Dan Golden watering his marijuana plants on his farm in Humboldt County, California.

California’s Small Cannabis Farmers Have Been Left High and Dry California’s Small Cannabis Farmers Have Been Left High and Dry

Humboldt County helped fuel the rise of the marijuana industry, but after the plant’s legalization, its farmers are struggling.

Aug 25, 2025 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

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