>>this hot, dry, unforgiving climate has attracted more than a thousand marijuana plantations that fill the arid expanse between the Antelope Valley and the Colorado River.
Would the product grown in Wine Country or possibly Cuba be better? Does soil and climate matter?
I think the kids say “whomp whomp” for this level of irony.
States thought they would eliminate crime and make a ton of $ by legalizing and taxing mj.
But then they taxed and tamed it so much a black (criminal) market immediately emerged with the good stuff at 1/2 retail or less.
As ANYONE with a modicum of common sense (no economic degree needed) could have told them would happen.
Legalize it... not quasi-legalize it with high fees and crony distributor arrangements... and a lot of these problems will go away.
The reason these illegal growers can undercut the quasi-legal market is that so many taxes and regulations are layered on the “legal” market that the product is too expensive relative to the costs of production.
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More than a thousand marijuana plantations in the Mojave? Drug agents know about this but do nothing? What are they using to water these “plantations”? The article is total bullcrap.
Do you mean like "the jab" ?
The pro dopers are so manipulated. I and many others predicted that this would happen. It’s inevitable.
Hype and promote the drug (increase demand) and the price will go up and the black market will fill in. The cartels already own the biggest legal and illegal farms. They are getting richer.
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Perhaps MTG’s Jewish Space Lasers can set them on fire ?
Many of these illicit farms are run by criminal organizations, according to federal drug agents, and often rely on the labor of undocumented immigrants like Gonzalez-Ramirez.
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Heads up.
Coming to a neighborhood near you?
It’s no secret ... tells you that the bunch are protected by the Newsom/Hollywood mob. Could be easily wiped out in an hour by the State Police/National Guard.
The bilingual pot growers may be moving up North in California.
There have been a few “landscapers/professional yard amigos/guys” move to Oregon this year.
They have been replaced by new “Blow and Go” guys in newer pickups and trailers.
There is no black market for donuts or bananas.
Note: They are operating out in the open and the state does nothing.