Authorities in California recently issued a statement underscoring that illicit marijuana continues to be a problem despite legalization.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) last week, the state’s Department of Cannabis Control said authorities recently seized over $300,000 in illegal marijuana and eight illegal firearms.
Last week DCC, alongside other Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) partners, conducted operations in Kern and LA Counties resulting in the seizure of over $300k in illegal cannabis and 8 illegal firearms. pic.twitter.com/mE6vU2SkuO
— CA Department of Cannabis Control (@CAcannabisdept) March 25, 2024
We have written time and again how legalization of marijuana actually has fueled the black market — emboldening drug cartels that operate industrial scale marijuana cultivation sites.
Some of these marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking and violent crime.
These reports come as a proposed marijuana amendment is vying for the 2024 ballot in Arkansas — raising serious questions about what could happen in Arkansas if the state goes the same route as California, Oregon, and other states.
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