The Arkansas State Police seized a staggering 886 pounds of illegal marijuana on Interstate 40 in Arkansas over the the course of 10 days, according to a prelease from the ASP.
The statement indicated the drugs originated from out of state.
Stories like these serve as a reminder that marijuana’s legalization in other states has actually fueled the black market and the drug cartels rather than weakening them.
For example, California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce seized more than $312 million worth of illegal marijuana it 2023.
Oregon has been inundated by industrial scale marijuana cultivation sites operated illegally by organized crime and drug cartels. Some of these marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking and violent crime.
Oklahoma authorities describe illicit marijuana as a problem that “plagues” their state.
The list goes on.
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 others.
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