Despite Legalization, Black Market Marijuana in Nevada Rakes in $242M a Year

Despite legalizing marijuana in 2017, Nevada continues to deal with illicit marijuana sold illegally on the black market.

According to a recent news report out of Las Vegas, illegal marijuana sales run approximately $242 million every year in the state.

Nationwide, we have seen evidence that legalizing marijuana does not weaken the black market. It actually emboldens drug cartels who grow, ship, and sell illicit marijuana on an industrial scale.

Illegal marijuana operations often are linked to labor trafficking and violent crime — contributing to what some have dubbed “modern day slavery on American soil.”

Legalizing drugs — whether it’s marijuana itself or the THC and other substances extracted from cannabis — has not worked as intended in places like California. Arkansas should think twice before making the same mistakes these states have made.

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

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