[TWohlford]

“I love how law enforcement always inflates the value of their seizures.”

Kinda like the appraised value of houses before the collapse?

Let’s assume this is all correct, that $1.2 billion was seized. I’m gonna assume that there won’t be any interruption in the supply in any place because of this seizure. Ergo, there must be an almost infinite supply out there, right? That there is no marijuana problem ‘cause everyone has what they want?

This means that all of the high-profile efforts on the stuff have been total failures, and authorities keep trying the same old tactics with the same results.

[The_Sword_of_Groo]

Kinda like the appraised value of houses before the collapse?

Not exactly. The difference being that as it relates to home prices, some people were actually paying waaay too much and driving prices up. Nobody is paying the type prices represented by law-enforcement in that article.

That there is no marijuana problem ‘cause everyone has what they want?

i am not saying there is no marijuana problem. i am saying there is no problem getting marijuana

This means that all of the high-profile efforts on the stuff have been total failures, and authorities keep trying the same old tactics with the same results

To your point, yes. The supply is nearly infinite. it only takes a couple minutes on Google to see the monies spent trying to combat production, prevent importation, etc. Then take a look at any poll of people to see how many either currently or formerly use marijuana. I have seen reports where over 60% say yes, although I think 50% is more realistic. Authorities simply play "whack-a-mole" with suppliers

"How do you expect me to eradicate a weed?" - Harold J. Anslinger , Commissioner of Narcotics in the Bureau of Narcotics, in the Treasury Department - 1937