"Number of illegal cultivation sites plummet in Nevada after marijuana legalization" - https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/467786-number-of-illegal-cultivation-sites-plummet-in-nevada-after-marijuana
Yes, let’s ... 21 states legalize medical but not recreational marijuana.
For now, but the “Recreational” dope is still a cartainty in the next too few years.
In your opinion.
Watch for out of state pushers to buy off the legislatures, via “Initiative” $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ if necessary.
Legislators get bought off with voter initiative money? How does that work exactly?
“”Number of illegal cultivation sites plummet in Nevada after marijuana legalization”
Yah, ‘cause illegal is SO easy to keep tabs on.
Now that the dope growers can be chgarged with TAX EVASION for their illegal dope they are a bit more careful.
And of course anyone fifty miles from a legal dope outlet may legally grow more than they can consume.
If it were truly “Legal” all the dopers would be allowedd to just grow their own, but Gov. Org. is now happy to become pushers for the tax revenue.
“Legislators get bought off with voter initiative money? How does that work exactly?”
Pretty simple actually.
If the legislature has too much sense to do the dope lobbies bidding immediately the out of state pushers and their greasy palm supporters go to a “Referendum”.
The legislators ignore the normal state restrictions on “Initiative” language”* and manner of signature gathering after they get a nice “Campaign contribution”.
They pretend the dope lobby is popularly supported, as evidenced by the out of state organized signature gathering efforts.
Once the required “Referendum” has been paid for and “Passed” they make no more than a token effort to retain sanity.
Of course they immediately, gleefully, begin spending more in “Projected revenue” than will ever be realized in new dope taxes.
Too many of our politicians are such vermin they would support legal kiddy porn if they became convinced it would give them more power/tax revenue to buy votes with.
The efforts for national legal dope continue.
* Such as the Single Subject rule for one example, also pretending there is no Fiscal Impact to be addressed, for another.