Arkansas State Police Arrest CA Man Transporting More Than 100 Pounds Of Illegal Marijuana On I-40

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Authorities in Arkansas continue to confiscate illegal marijuana grown in other states.

On Thursday, the Arkansas State Police issued a statement announcing troopers arrested a California man transporting 105 pounds of illegal, high-grade marijuana on I-40. Troopers discovered multiple large trash bags containing vacuum-sealed bundles of illegal marijuana in the trunk of the man’s car.

We have written time and again about how marijuana’s legalization in other states has actually emboldened drug cartels and organized crime.

Since January, authorities in California have confiscated more than $120 million worth of illegal marijuana — including nearly 123,000 illegal plants.

Some of these illegal marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking and violent crime, and some may actually have connections to foreign interests like the Chinese Communist Party.

A CBS News segment last year highlighted how Chinese investment is driving illegal marijuana production across the U.S., and CBN reported last October that Chinese investors with “suitcases full of cash” are buying U.S. farmland to grow black market marijuana.

Earlier this year U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, appeared on Fox News Business to discuss congressional concerns over illegal marijuana farms and about fentanyl precursors in the U.S. — both with alleged ties to China.

Right now the group Arkansans for Patient Access is working to pass an amendment drastically expanding marijuana in Arkansas.

Under this measure, marijuana users would no longer need to show they suffer from a specific medical condition listed in state law — making it easier to use marijuana recreationally.

The amendment would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and out-of-state residents who come to Arkansas to use marijuana.

The amendment would guarantee marijuana growers and sellers a monopoly over the state’s marijuana industry.

The measure also fails to limit the amount of THC in marijuana products, and it repeals restrictions designed to protect children from marijuana advertising.

All of this would lead to more marijuana in Arkansas. Family Council Action Committee has materials available for volunteers and churches regarding the marijuana amendment:

You can learn more at FamilyCouncilActionCommittee.com.

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Illegal Marijuana Continues to Plague California, Oklahoma

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Above: Authorities in California seized more than 2,000 illegal marijuana plants during a raid on a massive grow operation.

Despite legalization, black market marijuana continues to plague states like California and Oklahoma.

Since January, authorities in California have confiscated more than $120 million worth of illegal marijuana — including nearly 123,000 illegal plants.

For example, on August 23, California’s Merced County Sheriff’s Office reportedly seized more than 2,000 marijuana plants and 300 pounds of marijuana at a massive, illegal grow site.

Earlier this month California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce announced it had seized more than 2.2 million packages of illegal marijuana in Los Angeles. Many of the packages reportedly contained food and candy laced with marijuana — which has a strong appeal to children.

Above: Examples of some of the illegal marijuana seized in Los Angeles.

On Tuesday, Oklahoma’s Moore Police Department issued a statement saying its officers seized more than 150 pounds of illegal marijuana at an Airbnb.

The marijuana appeared be vacuum sealed in packaging for illegal distribution.

Above: Illegal marijuana seized at an Oklahoma Airbnb.

News outlets have reported repeatedly how legalization of marijuana has actually fueled black market operations rather than reducing them — emboldening drug cartels that operate industrial scale marijuana cultivation sites. Some of these marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking and violent crime.

A CBS News segment last year highlighted how Chinese investment is driving illegal marijuana production across the U.S., and CBN reported last October that Chinese investors with “suitcases full of cash” are buying U.S. farmland to grow black market marijuana.

Right now the group Arkansans for Patient Access is working to pass an amendment drastically expanding marijuana in Arkansas.

Under this measure, marijuana users would no longer need to show they suffer from a specific medical condition listed in state law — making it easier to use marijuana recreationally.

The amendment would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and out-of-state residents who come to Arkansas to use marijuana.

The amendment would guarantee marijuana growers and sellers a monopoly over the state’s marijuana industry.

The measure also fails to limit the amount of THC in marijuana products, and it repeals restrictions designed to protect children from marijuana advertising.

All of this would lead to more marijuana in Arkansas. Family Council Action Committee has materials available for volunteers and churches regarding the marijuana amendment:

You can learn more at FamilyCouncilActionCommittee.com.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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