Recreational marijuana and registered marijuana grows are legal in California. Dicus, however, cited the marijuana black market as a cause of violence.

“The plague is the black market of marijuana and certainly cartel activity, and a number of victims are out there,” he said.

I live in California. I have gummies and a vape that I bought at corner stores. How is this still a thing? I’m genuinely curious. Why are people still dying over pot if I can buy it legally?

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    10 months ago

    Also, if/when they want to harass someone all they need to do is say “sniff sniff I smell marijuana, so now I get to search through all your stuff without a warrant” and they hate losing that