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Mr.Bill

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14. The black market in California is so well established

Reply to OneCrazyDiamond (Original post)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 07:33 PM

Dec 2021

that an over-taxed product can't compete with it. They let local entities tax it as much as they want to on top of the state tax and they all got greedy. I live in a northern county where a lot of it is grown. The stores that open don't last long. They can't attract enough customers to stay in business. If they taxed tomatoes $10 a pound, wouldn't you grow your own?

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California pot companies warn of impending industry collapse. [View all] OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 OP

"three-quarters of California cities have banned pot shops." PoliticAverse Dec 2021 #1

my city shanti Dec 2021 #21

druggies dont want over priced drugs so they go to the cartels. geeeeez anybody msongs Dec 2021 #2

The weed is not coming from cartels. Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #15

Who knows where it comes from ? MichMan Dec 2021 #18

Someone like me who has known Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #19

Seems like one solution is to crack down hard on those growing and selling illegally MichMan Dec 2021 #3

Yeah, cuz it should be a crime to grow a weed in your back yard. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2021 #4

I think you missed the selling illegally. OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #7

this OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #5

Is growing for private consumption legal? Throck Dec 2021 #6

It is in N.J. 3Hotdogs Dec 2021 #9

Not in Maine. peacefreak2.0 Dec 2021 #10

Yes SoCalNative Dec 2021 #11

The "war on drugs" tried that...... where did it go? nada YMMV nt mitch96 Dec 2021 #12

It's a war on tax evasion, not drugs MichMan Dec 2021 #13

Yeah, like that worked real well for decades. Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #16

Cannabis is easy to grow. Today one plant pwb Dec 2021 #8

The black market in California is so well established Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #14

This. n/t ms liberty Dec 2021 #20

The sin tax just can't cover all the sin. keithbvadu2 Dec 2021 #17