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Authorities In Oklahoma Bust Illegal Marijuana Operation With Ties to Arkansas

Apr 3, 2024Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

Last week authorities in Oklahoma seized millions of dollars worth of illegal marijuana at an illicit grow site — despite the state having very lax marijuana.

Authorities described it as a problem “that plagues all of Oklahoma.”

The illegal grow site reportedly was owned by a corporation out of Arkansas. According to KJRH News, the “current property owner used the former property owner’s name to get a fraudulent license to grow marijuana.”

News outlets report agents seized 27,577 plants, 2,698 pounds of processed marijuana at the location.

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.

The effect has been especially serious in Oklahoma.

CBN reported last October that Chinese investors with “suitcases full of cash” are buying U.S. farmland in Oklahoma to grow black market marijuana.

A recent report by Fox Business highlighted national security concerns that some illegal marijuana farms in places like California and Oklahoma may actually have connections to foreign interests like the Chinese Communist Party.

And a CBS News segment last year highlighted how Chinese investment is driving illegal marijuana production in Oklahoma and elsewhere across the U.S.

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, Oklahoma, Oregon, and others.

Chinese Workers Allege They Were Forced to Grow Illegal Marijuana in Maine

Mar 26, 2024Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

A recent news report highlights how Chinese individuals allegedly were forced to work at illegal marijuana operations in Maine.

Across the board, media outlets have repeatedly demonstrated how legalization of marijuana has 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 recent report by Fox Business highlighted national security concerns that some of these illegal marijuana farms may actually have connections to foreign interests like the Chinese Communist Party.

CBN reported last October that Chinese investors with “suitcases full of cash” are buying U.S. farmland to grow black market marijuana.

And a CBS News segment last year highlighted how Chinese investment is driving illegal marijuana production across the U.S.

Watch this news report below to learn more.

Group Raises Nearly $173K for Marijuana Amendment

Mar 25, 2024Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana, Marijuana Amendment

Arkansans for Patient Access has raised nearly $173,000 for its marijuana amendment campaign, according to reports filed with the Arkansas Ethics Commission.

The group has until July 5 to collect 90,704 petition signatures from registered voters to place the marijuana amendment on the ballot.

The amendment would drastically expand Arkansas’ medical marijuana law to enable recreational marijuana statewide. Marijuana users would no longer need to show they suffer from a specific medical condition listed in state law.

The amendment lets people grow and use marijuana at home, making it easier for people to use marijuana recreationally.

The amendment also would openly legalize marijuana in Arkansas if federal laws against marijuana are repealed.

Nationwide, since 2019, the number of kids diagnosed with cannabis-induced mental disorders, including schizophrenia and psychotic episodes, has increased by 50%.

Across the board, media outlets have repeatedly reported that legalization of marijuana has fueled black market operations rather than reducing them — emboldening drug cartels that operate industrial scale marijuana cultivation sites.

Fox News and CBS News have highlighted how Chinese investment and organized crime are 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.

Arkansas voters rejected marijuana legalization at the ballot box in 2022. That amendment was opposed by a broad coalition of churches, business groups, elected officials, and citizens who knew that marijuana would be bad for Arkansas. We anticipate similar opposition to the 2024 marijuana amendment.

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