[Ken H]

I’d be more than a little afraid that the Mexican drug cartels would retaliate against me for stealing a good portion of their business.

LOL!

CA medical marijuana dispensaries take in $1B/yr in sales, generating $100M in taxes for the state. CO's medical mj shops make $200M/yr in sales. Add in the numbers from the other 18 states and DC with the program. It's a thriving, multi-billion dollar industry and it's getting bigger.

So where are the cartels?

[leapfrog0202]

I just assumed, wrongly obviously. I guess there’s enough money to go around for everyone.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Where are the cartels?

In the state capitol.

[Wolfie]

This is casino gambling gone horticultural. When the cash-starved States get a whiff of what WA and CO are pulling in from legal marijuana, they’ll be lining up to be next. I know a lot of addle-brained Prohibitionists are crying in their beers over this (the irony!), but that just makes it so much more fun.