News reports in Oklahoma show marijuana legalization has created a shocking black market problem across the region.
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) revealed that law enforcement in other states have alleged 40% of America’s black market marijuana comes from Oklahoma.
The numbers are staggering. Over a twelve month period from 2023 to 2024, authorities say more than 85 million pounds of marijuana in Oklahoma went unaccounted for. That means it’s possible tens of millions of pounds of marijuana grown legally in Oklahoma may have been sold illegally on the black market in just one year.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond told reporters that criminal organizations have exploited the state’s “lax medical marijuana laws” to “flood the black market across state lines.” His Organized Crime Task Force has shut down more than 7,000 illegal operations and seized over 329,000 marijuana plants.
Contrary to popular belief, legalization in other states has actually emboldened drug cartels and increased the flow of illegal marijuana across the country.
Arkansas State Police routinely confiscate illegal marijuana from Oklahoma and other states.
All of this underscores what we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.
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