As the first U.S. state to legalize marijuana in any capacity, California has enjoyed revolutionizing the weed industry as it has blossomed across the other areas of the country.
Apparently, such hydroponic growth has been too much of a good thing. According to Hezekiah Allen, executive director of the California Growers’ Assn, who says the Golden State is suffering from a cannabis surplus that will naturally bud into illegal activity.
Some marijuana growers will stay in the black market and continue to illegally send cannabis to other states, which is also not allowed under federal law, he said according to a new report by Los Angeles Times.
“We are producing too much,” he continued, even pointing out how those legally licensed “are going to have to scale back. We are on a painful downsizing curve.”
In 1996, California made history as the first state to legalize medical marijuana and this past November, voters collectively decided that recreational use should be within their rights as well.
That still doesn’t mean the population is smoking their keep. Joseph Devlin, chief of Cannabis Policy and Enforcement for City of Sacramento, said his calculations deduce that Cali is producing five times more than their actual consumption and Lori Ajax, chief of the state’s Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, agrees that the foreseeable scale backs will deter would-be growers from doing the right thing like a Spike Lee joint.
“For right now, our goal is to get folks into the regulated market, as many as possible,” Ajax said, before realistically outlining, “There are some people who will never come into the regulated market.”
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Visit Merry Jane for a full overview of the other states that have legalized the calming plant to date.
This has nothing to do with hip hop nor Snoop or Wiz. Stop reporting on topics that aren’t actually about hip hop.
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What’s more hip hop than weed? Getta a clue
GLUTTONY, AN AMERICAN DISEASE!!!!
Seems like DX is the new FOX. You’re making hip hop look bad with that irrelevant title.
Redman is offended by this title.
California is the greatest state in USA
We passed France on being the 6th largest economy. Then last year he passed the UK and became the 5 largest economy in the world.
Whats wrong with having too much weed?
Should we be shooting up heroin and popping prescription pills instead like all the people in the midwest and south who are going through the opioid drug epidemic?
thats why trump got elected, cause everybody is busy smoking weed instead of paying attention to reality
No. He got elected because the middle and working class gets consisitnelty fucked. From healthcare premiums and deductibles to taxes, the middle class, and workers get the worst deal. Super poor? Free! Super rich? Free! Hard working? Pay out the ass.
So you elect someone and put faith in someone who clearly has no interest in the poor what so ever?? Good one
it was the same with Rob Ford, his policies weren’t helpful to the poor but actually made an effort to reach out to them and listen.
If there’s anyone who knew how to handle a surplus of drugs, it was Rob Ford.
@Tommy! So you elect someone and put faith in someone who clearly has no interest in the poor what so ever?? Good one