Inside California’s Black Market Weed Boom

[@VICENews]

WATCH NEXT: Parents Say Faulty Drug Tests Ruined Their Lives - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIGUc6qvf9eMrtU Check out more VICE News on VICE TV starting at 10p Thursdays.

[@norhidayahhyi4sj511]

L

[@expensivetaste2900]

Can I have a bag where do I collect it from ?❤

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

It's obviously not going to do away because Legal Weed costs double the price or more!!

[@ddouglas3687]

California leads the way in stupid as usual. I suggest EVERYONE begin growing their own! How can the State dictate to the People what the People want to do!?! The greatest medicinal plant is illegal!?! Let that sink in people. Disobey!

[@ninrotladiferencia1845]

You got cocaine?

[@BRM202]

As someone who lives in a state that still enforces cannabis prohibition. I want to thank all of those black market growers all across the USA for providing us with high quality cannabis.

[@TheFlubber33]

As someone in a legal state with insane prices I also thank

[@jeffjuliano1886]

Your welcome

[@Eusantdac]

Thank Canada too : P

[@jeffjuliano1886]

@@Eusantdac do you remember beasters back in the 90s bc hydro before the California boom

[@TheBasedFarmer]

You can thank Northern California...

[@medicmike4906]

True legalization is when the common citizen can grow their own. Anything other than that is state manipulation for corporate business interests.

[@Phillyfresh209]

Grow AND sell their own 😎👍

[@sadhu7191]

Wh6s are bud not selling amd its dry? Cause you hate small business mr suit man

[@JustTheTip556]

You're allowed to grow your own but not sell it. The government doesn't get their tax out of you if you sell it and that's why they're going after people that sell. Such a shame

[@JustTheTip556]

@@dariusvlogs3634 Fed ^

[@JustTheTip556]

@@dariusvlogs3634 I really doubt anyone is going to tell you anything unless you personally know someone already inside the business

[@hesmotit3640]

If my neighbor sells it cheaper than the dispensary, then I'm getting it from my neighbor. It's that simple.

[@LadyAvN]

They love supply and demand until they can't cash in on it.

[@johnnaugle5762]

Yup, it's called basic economics

[@itskeagan3004]

And until THEY care about my health I’ll trust my caretaker…looks like it’s a caretaker/buddy system for me ;)

[@icemeoutlikeelsa]

you didn't watch the video, that's not the problem

[@saucyrevenge]

It’s business. Nothing personal.

[@alinareybey3263]

Hurt my heart seeing all those beautiful plants get cut up and thrown away 😞

[@xpmrnoshit903]

Bruh😢

[@haganthomas7867]

“Using hijacked water?” Meanwhile letting Nestlé and other companies raid the states water reserves what a clown show

[@johnnymcblaze]

Congradulations! You are now on a list! When the water riots start, you will be singled out as an "agitator" and pacified. Good luck!

[@forrestcason3584]

💯 You ain’t lying!

[@vvvv-lu8zi]

Perfect comment

[@davidg6489]

Difference is yea their both stealing but nestle steals CLEAN water to use these mf might pick it up from. Some drain ditch to be quick

[@thishandleisnotavailable]

Ikr. Filtered tap water... what a Fing joke. Idiots still pay $1 a bottle for it. Buy a goddamn Brita

[@kalyddessalines769]

So WHY are they wasting all these county resources (vehicles, gas, amory, logistics, etc.) and man hours to disrupt $500 misdemeanor fines???

[@robrose4971]

Right on. That's what I'm saying.

[@gothnate]

Because the state will take the product and sell it to a legal dispensary and rake in the profits. They'll wait till it's almost time to harvest before making the bust, so they don't have to grow it themselves. That's why those counties will hold it illegal to grow. They're also some of the most corrupted counties in the nation.

[@kalyddessalines769]

@@robrose4971 We are allegedly in the middle of the greatest pandemic of our lives, where the population is supposedly dropping like flies, our emergency systems (hospitals, ICUs, paramedics, etc.) are stretched to their breaking points, yet our authorities have found the time and resources to chase plant growers under the guise of "It's harming the environment."

[@Thebluesky0311]

because alot of those illegal grows fund criminals, sex trafficking, other drugs and forced labor from illegal immigrants who live in harsh conditions.

[@beco5002]

the 500$ fine is just a side product they do it because they seize the plants wich means the organized crime groups miss out on millions of $. Not that hard to understand you would think.

[@laskey2175]

The sad part is the police still dedicating so much of their time to fighting something that's hardly a crime at this point.

[@mohsenrezaie7302]

do you marriage or no

[@matt.willoughby]

If there's no victim how can it be a crime?

[@Turin-Fett]

@@matt.willoughby The only victims are the sorry folks getting their crops stolen.

[@joshuabeach4562]

This is happening in OR too. The main problems arising are pollution, human trafficking for labor, and water theft.

[@RedRum.]

"war on drugs" its honeslty stupid

[@JamesCarden-v9e]

I would love to see a comparison between the damage this "illigal black market weed boom" causes compared to other legal much more damaging companies

[@OhiChicken]

I've got a growing resentment towards the government and the people of China who benefit from and contribute to the manufacturing and distribution of narcotics to America. I want to see a vice documentary of someone following the process of raw precursors to production to sale of narcotics from Chinese companies to the America's.

[@jasminejohnson4707]

It’s hard to get over the fact that they’re going after smaller growers but its okay to grow as a larger corporation. Legalization of weed is a monopoly.

[@isaaccutlip5815]

Yup

[@Germans12345]

that is why they havent fully federally legalized it, they wanna make sure the average small business cant afford to run a marijuana business first so only the rich will profit. And they wonder why drugs won the war on drugs. f*ck all the old clueless people we have running this country, the only good thing about covid is all these old racist people from backwards hillbilly times running our country are more likely to be replaced by younger more intelligent people.

[@CodyHouck]

One is tested and 100% will have no added chemicals and one is grown in the middle of nowhere getting illegal water delivered.. you tell me which one you'd rather buy lol.

[@DianaCHewitt]

Yeah, the point is to force people to pay their taxes. Of course the state wants its cut.

[@Jvann-xz7lo]

@@CodyHouck that comment right there tells me you have absolutely no personal experience in the bullshit cannabis industry and “testing”in California. After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to convert Long term prop 215 medical/Collective operation to a recreational prop 64 compliant company we were met with nothing but roadblocks and then what turned in to be a full-blown raid with absolutely nothing but registered cannabis we were robbed for thousands of dollars hundreds of thousands of dollars in product that we were paying taxes on. Keep in mind nobody was arrested nor were we charged with any crime or even given a fine they just robbed us left us broke and moved onto the next victim. As far as your testing you might wanna do a little more research because those labs are all just as crooked as the council members who approve business licenses and permits. You have no idea how many of those no chemical grown cannabis products you’re buying are 100% not pass the test you slide a little money in the right direction and it all passes.

[@ArchThaBoss]

As long as the taxes on weed stay insane there’s always gonna be people willing to buy off the street for the lower cost.

[@RRAX]

And lower quality 👍

[@JohnSmith-mm9yr]

@@boomerzoomergaming8471 he didn't say anything close to that. But I'm sure he appreciates your input.

[@liquidass1]

400$ for a half at cookies on Mel rose 😭

[@markrisinger7520]

@@RRAX right

[@TrustThePlan]

As long as slavery exists. Legal businesses will never be able to compete. Do your research, look up marijuana slave farms. Smiling and getting high at the expense of a slave. Then liberals want my anger as a black man to be directed at their conservative fathers for spilling their own blood to break my ancestors chains and teach them how to slap away the hands of the deceitful and lecherous white liberals. Do you want to know the truth? Look up child soldiers, ah ah ah, such dark taste this life has, even better yet, you're paying your enemies to get you high so they can steal a future from you in the long run. Their minds are staying sharp in the darkness and so does their hatred. The Latinos are the new Arabs and the prize? degeneracy. The hatred is so high they're even lacing up marijuana with Fentanyl. That's both the Chinese and Latin marxists spitting in your face. Long term goals traded for short term goals.

[@Studio23Media]

This tells me legalization isn't enough. It's time to decriminalize cannabis, reschedule it, and allow the people to grow.

[@Gorrash]

Can you not grow in California? Thought u could

[@sp1r1tm0lecule]

If the government is that confident in their product, i don't see why they don't do it already

[@mr.wiresnchecks3692]

Sound like addicts

[@DgurlSunshine]

REMOVE CANNABIS FROM THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LIST! FTC FDA USDA & BIG PHARMA SHOULD BE ON TRIAL!

[@SanskarWagley]

Both government and private growers should benefit

[@teresamartim6173]

Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction. Imagine carrying heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.

[@brendanfisher9686]

Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety levels, I would love to try shrooms

[@AsaTillby]

Yes, dr.raymyco

[@maryjohnny9920]

dr.ray is the best, he's been my go to for anything psychedelics.

[@acostasantiago3340]

@@AsaTillby Is he on instagrm?

[@michealdavid7066]

DMT was the best trip I had. It was an amazing experience.

[@bigbankhank1337]

It’s almost like if you make ridiculous barriers of entry to enter the business then it becomes easier to be a criminal. They pretty much took prohibition and handed the reigns to big business.

[@midwestmike613]

That how business is done in the great United States of America

[@darioguerra3065]

Yeh, the stupid wack-a-mole approach just like the main drug war will never work. Take away the insane discouragement taxes on weed as if it were cigs, take away the THC limit, let people grow if they wanna grow and let weed be as legal as beer.

[@rerikm]

why don't you ask for the government to make it easier to make money as a banker so more people could benefit?? business are rarely easy and come with lots of risks. the best, most capable, more well connected and wealthier will always do better. sad but true

[@bitkrusher5948]

And they whining cause they don't make billions cause millions ain't enough.

[@hankwoomer7898]

unrelated but it’s always nice to see another hank

[@nathanayon4024]

The sheriff said "if your crop is worth a million, the state should get half." BS to the highest degree.

[@vanderumd11]

for his paycheck

[@gregkramer5588]

Pure propaganda video isn't it.

[@DavidJones-ty1ht]

I can't believe that pos Actually said that , who in there rite mind destroys people's months of work then expects you 2 pay half of what its worth.

[@TheCryptidEncounters]

Welcome to communism, ITS OUR WEED NOW

[@nathanayon4024]

@@TheCryptidEncounters they did say it was cali... Haha

[@Chameleon_Effect74]

I'd like to personally thank all our black market growers. Keeping the plant in the power of the people!

[@user-tg9qf2mt5b]

sadly nearly everyone in this video is probably busted, vice is notoriously fedded

[@JQueen-ul5eh]

@@user-tg9qf2mt5b I was thinking the same thing.

[@warriorclan2671]

You mean the cartels .Sure lmao

[@bIakeee]

@@warriorclan2671 LMAOOO if you really think cartels still fw weed you're gravely mistaken.

[@osotries]

Dude like the n!gga from weeds CX power to the people

[@swisher5801]

Basically someone just got robbed legally.

[@ypngus]

The amount of weed I seen get thrown out makes me sick 🙄

[@lifeofnaee2503]

LITERALLYYYYY

[@shacker9770]

Fr 😭

[@187420666es]

This makes the world 🌎 a little more safe every time I see this

[@ypngus]

@@187420666es the artist you like smokes weed . What do you think about that ? I’m talking about Travis Scott

[@fuhrfhrei3441]

@@187420666es no it don’t

[@madprofessor1683]

The moral of the story: Government hates competition.

[@ShidaiTaino]

Rich people*

[@afterburnerfox]

@@ShidaiTaino government is in bed with rich people

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@ShidaiTaino #NONAZIPASS #NOGREENPASS #ENOUGHISENOUGH #FREEJULIANASSANGE

[@marcusrodriguez7345]

@@afterburnerfox well said 🍄🍵🗣👽🙏

[@gman6747]

Facts

[@fellowearthling8740]

Dang, who woulda thought allowing the government to control the weed market would lead to extremely high taxes. I am shocked a black-market emerged. 🙄

[@sauceflow4532]

High taxes 😏

[@pauld.b7129]

Really just depends how greedy the lawmakers are in a state. In Oregon, prices are lower than I've ever seen. Period. No illegal grower could compete. I literally bought a half OZ for 17$ from the dispensary the other day, and it was fire 😁

[@fellowearthling8740]

@@pauld.b7129 no such luck in liinois. A half oz goes for about 300 here

[@Lugtastic]

@@pauld.b7129 that's literally a fairytale from where I'm from lmao

[@pauld.b7129]

@@Lugtastic yeah Oregon is weed heaven lol. I still get blown away by some of the deals I get. I can get half Oz's for 25-30 on the regular, and sometimes I get even better than that. It's most because the state didn't cap the number of growers. Anyone can start a cannabis company and the permits are cheap. That means there's a ton of supply. Works out well for the consumer 😁

[@ricknoah9184]

My take away is that the California system can only favor serious big money investors because they can survive better in a low net profit business environment. Cuts out the smaller growers just fine. Besides, most small operators don't have the ability to borrow serious start-up capital to have a compliant grow site and associated fees.

[@KristosMenfes]

THE WHOLE POINT OF “LEGAL” WEED SHUD BE TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF JAIL!!!! NOT JUST TO KEEP MONEY IN THE POCKETS OF POLITICIANS JAILS AND INSTITUTIONS.

[@user-rb7ns9yj5y]

Not legal... they just changed a couple things so rich white men can make more money. When they want they go bust whomever isn't in the crew on a federal level. For profit prisons, police, ICE, etc... the game is rigged.

[@trawrtster6097]

That's why decriminalization is the key, not legalization. Legalization means there is always some barrier to access, which in turn encourages underground markets. Similar things can be said of sex work.

[@leodeitrick5030]

Tell that to Illinois they need to hear that

[@jameshubert6103]

Funny how that’s also the argument for people that want to legalize drugs stating legalizing can let the country collect taxes.

[@putoelquelolea3193]

@@trawrtster6097 yes

[@MarcoNoPolo]

I don't even smoke weed, but this is heart braking to see all of this being seized and destroyed.

[@lovinLaVonna]

That's why I pointed out how to do if differently

[@stephenroldan5107]

You know how many people can benefit from all those plants they cut down. Horrible

[@mikearonson1071]

That's like a weekend supply for Snoop Dog.

[@BlastinRope]

You missed the forest for the trees, high quality cannabis grows so easily that it could sell lbs for the price of an oz if the goverment is out of the picture.

[@drunkbuzzard3237]

If you think it’s bad seizing this you’re part of the problem. I’ve had neighbors threatened with guns we’ve had illegal dumping we got criminals all over our neighborhood right now cartels.

[@mr.romero4799]

It’s sad whenever victimless crime are more important than actual crimes that leave victims.

[@jimmyjones5880]

Except it's organised crime groups growing it and the money then finances murder and the buying then sale of more serious drugs.

[@mr.romero4799]

@@jimmyjones5880 your talking about organized crime from the cartels. If California was worried about organized crime, they would start by enforcing border laws and illegal immigration. The only reason why there targeting these illegal grows is because the state isn’t getting taxes from it not because of organized crime.

[@MrReallyHard]

Easy target for law enforcement while real crimes happen everyday. Still think this is the best country in the world?

[@REDWOOD-ROOTZ710]

Kinda Like a man with a Camera filing audits videos lol seen whole police force just waste our money

[@mr.romero4799]

@@REDWOOD-ROOTZ710 Exactly!!! First Amendment Auditors may be annoying but they got a constitutionally protected right to record anybody in public especially our public servants. People don’t realize that anyone in this country can be press, even more so today because we all have phones with cameras and access to media outlets like KZbin, FB, etc.. to post it on.

[@Choppo1800]

“If your crop is worth 1 million dollars then you owe the state half” 🤣 lmaoo why are you entitled to what I bring in.

[@brentduanefoster]

My response would’ve been, “did the state help me grow and cultivate this cannabis?” No? So what makes you think you deserve half?

[@basedgodstrugglin]

As soon as it was legalized it was clear that homie in the hood could never go legitimate because of the high costs associated with the licensing and everything. It’s legal but the stigma is so heavy still.

[@gottahaveawawa7494]

not really most stores include taxes in price

[@MeansOfProduction209]

Yeah, that's kinda the whole point( the legalization effort was sold as this liberating justice reform, but it's really just to open markets to those who already have capital and want to make more).

[@gottahaveawawa7494]

I really have no problem paying taxes on pot then be in an illegal state thats just me

[@zenaidaaguirre7262]

@@gottahaveawawa7494 the problem is how high the tax is 30-50 % is outrageous. It whould be taxed the same as alcohol.

[@gottahaveawawa7494]

@@zenaidaaguirre7262 i know but what i was trying to say i can still get 3.5 for anywhere between 20-50 from a dispensary with taxes included so i may not get the business side of taxes but on the consumer side for me it doesn’t effect me.

[@Dudeman9339]

The true answer is to just leave it at sales tax. Think how messed up it is that tobacco and alcohol are able to put poison on shelves and are not required at ALL to list the ingredients on their products. But legal weed needs to undergo strict testing and is taxed at more than twice the rate.

[@MrRusty-fm4gb]

This comment is underrated. Thank you! 🙏

[@calvincooley1074]

Amen.

[@Jenembu]

See there is the problem. ALL DRUGS ARE POISON. Even weed. But because us idiots want poison, the government will eventually make it legal. I say make it all illegal but legally controlled. Cigarettes, weed, alcohol all of them. Then you'll see how expensive these drugs will be. 😁🥺😉🤫

[@octobur.mp3]

@@Jenembu weed is not a drug nor poison.. idk what you smokin

[@Jenembu]

@@octobur.mp3 uh-huh it us a drug. Cannabis is a drug. And poison is a term of speech

[@shanechase188]

I'm a legal grower in CA. Grew illegally for many years exactly like Doc, and made the switch in '17. The system is absolutely fucked. ~70% tax rate (seed to sale), exorbitant licensing fees, land use requirements, unfair competition from the black market, etc etc. We've consistently harvested larger and larger canopies every season, and every year it gets harder to make ends meet. The annual black market flood came early this year and we literally had to shut down operations 2 months ahead of schedule and let 1000s of pounds rot in the field because we couldn't sell anything. Hard to compete with 400$ lbs when your cost of production isn't too far off from that...

[@jefferym2568]

$400 pounds??? Sign me up, here in Michigan I get a hella good deal for 1800 for some really good smoke

[@youngmoneysippmob8366]

Blackmarket is like a virus for a cannabis grower!!

[@dalkhal]

@@jefferym2568 Michigan has trash weed

[@wompwomp7177]

@@jefferym2568 pff cheap ain’t good and good is not 1800😂😂 especially not in Michigan jesus

[@ianj5079]

$400 lb me pls my lbs 1600 on thee best day and pray it’s some fire. CLT, NC

[@strangebutsatisfying2615]

This is why it can never be legal... And if you set it completly free, criminals still be on top

[@leafodan3730]

Maybe they shouldn’t tax legal cannabis at some outrageous 30-40%. It was easy to see that the black market wasn’t going anywhere when you see government trying to tax the hell out of legit businesses.

[@weirdshibainu]

What did you expect? Government always tax at high rates. Welcome to the world of business

[@ryanshaw4250]

thats just at the shop.. we have another 25% on gross from the grow to the shop, plus renewal fees from 12 different directions at 20k/yr.. taxes in cali or colorado are truly 70% of gross.. not on profit like the rest of the country.

[@dicktracy5234]

But in Washington state it's the same price that it is in the streets in Texas

[@jettyeddie_m9130]

“War on drugs” 🤡

[@weirdshibainu]

@@ryanshaw4250 That's why I laugh when people advocate for federal legalization of weed. Just wait until they get their hands on the tax schedule

[@Cocox00]

"they poison the environment with toxic chemical pesticides" 🤣🤣 man, that's a good one. The average farmer in the USA uses more toxic chemical pesticides than any other individual on earth.

[@rustygoldfanatic8830]

And they are killing honey bees at the same time.

[@aztaclalz]

I mean ok so there is some truth to it. You get weed plants sprayed with, essentially, liquid spice. So people get physically dependent on the "weed" and don't want to go back to normal ass weed. Just look up the Vice documentary about the German drug dealer that wants to quit. I don't mean that EVERYONE growing illegaly does it but it is absolutely spreading.

[@Cocox00]

@@aztaclalz the liquid spice is sprayed onto the already harvested plants. But consumers face the same issue with industrial produced products, marketing just plays its part. U might get some sustainable organic products delivering what they promise but it comes with a heavy price tag.

[@johnleon2594]

🤣😁😂

[@kilo_ktks]

Was just about to mention that the dumbest excuse 😂 they could give

[@ericthedesigner]

Weed has never been illegal for me, I don't ask permission from anyone to live my life. I'm 45 and these laws are bullshit!

[@HondAcura111]

Same! That's what I would tell people. I decided weed is just fine so it's always been legal for me. I lead my own life.

[@father3dollarbill]

True

[@stephencarr4238]

Very true, I don't tell people what they can and can't do so I'm not gonna have my life determined by rules made by another human. I hurt no one with what I do

[@myforeskinisswolleninwhite369]

@@HondAcura111 some weedsheads be acting like junkies though always broke cause they rather get high than buy food for the kids and themselves. Then they be broke and wanna smoke the higher class weed

[@kevmoful]

Me too I carry a gun everywhere I don’t need permission

[@RyokoInk]

Sounds a lot like a "we should federally legalize it" type of problem instead of peddling oxycontin to kids.

[@keemrichhh4513]

Where are they peddling oxy to kids? 🥺🥺🥺

[@FlyingHighInAC]

But that would require common sense!

[@theprimalwisdom4929]

Wait, but... Money... WHAT ABOUT MONEY!?!?

[@theprimalwisdom4929]

@@keemrichhh4513 Where are "they" not? Perhaps amphetamines, Ritalin and opioids would've been a clearer statement. I have 2 high school age sisters, one on adhd meds and one on antidepressants... They're 15.

[@checkeredcheese]

yet vice is on the feds side of "lets keep it illegal so we can do more fines, forfeiture and seizures"

[@zerimor6ren470]

So basicly they structured the system to benefit corporations, but because the black market was so well established, the system is failing. Am I getting this right?

[@lauracornwell9129]

Actually, many of these grows are not established black market grows. Many are new. Eastern Europeans, Asians, North, Central and South American. Oh yeah, Americans and Canadians too. They aren't at all like the hippies of old. They are criminal enterprises taking advantage of a system, that is taking advantage of all of us. Federal legislation would be wise to legalize cannabis. Or this cluster screw will just grow and grow.

[@austinblackburn8095]

@@lauracornwell9129 Federal Legalization would be nice, but you are kidding yourself if you think it will reduce taxes as they will want a cut of the pie and enforce illegal growing operations harshly. I'd imagine it would mirror the alcohol industry with excise taxes and permitting.

[@lauracornwell9129]

@@austinblackburn8095 I feel that the best way around excessive taxation of cannabis, on both the Federal and State level, will be allowing individuals to grow there own. I really wasn't addressing taxation. It is after all an easy plant to grow. Not sure how you felt my comment was addressing the taxation issues. I can't access medical in my state, so I'm paying through the nose for edibles I use for medication. Hopefully, States will allow individuals to grow what they need. Like laws Virginia passed recently.

[@lauracornwell9129]

their own

[@karimmoop9560]

Well the corporate structure does need the illegal proceeds to go back to them via money laundering.

[@andyparsley3744]

I've seen the prices the dispensaries charge smokers don't care about pretty packaging and overheads just want good weed at a good price legal or illegally grown.

[@Network126]

Exactly. The place I go to was packaging weed in cheap zip lock bags for a while when they ran out of the pouches lol. Just good cheap weed without the bullshit.

[@NaviRyan]

It’s almost as if Adam’s smith’s entire point of capitalism was to sell a good product at a cheaper price.

[@VayliraKayvex]

I'm from Australia and people DEFINITELY don't care about whats on the packet of the things they're buying to smoke lol

[@smokeymcpot1799]

As a former Californian, the golden era was medical use from mid 00s up to when it was legalized (government controlled). Once Uncle Sam took his slice, prices have never gone back down. I'm proud to say I never voted for government control.

[@31aicirtl]

What’s sad is the law enforcement officers who actually feel ok going out to do this Leave people and their weed alone Legal weed is WAAYYYYYYY too expensive

[@AikiraBeats]

This part they need to lower the prices

[@flyboyjames7408]

The Weed Man is better any Way and affordable 😄

[@pappasmirk.]

How much is legal weed there its 600 bucks an oz in Australia

[@ohmygodronnie6484]

@@pappasmirk. not that much man 😭 like at most $450 an ounce and thats rare

[@ShockShorts]

@@pappasmirk. oh my god what I’m in Texas a ounce of top shelf stuff is like $200

[@natebee8680]

Imagine being offended by people growing plants

[@jabbermocky4520]

And saving rainwater. That pisses a lot of people off, too. Humans are so screwed in the head!

[@FAMØSenterprise]

@@jabbermocky4520 "Humans", yea if u can call them that

[@Jonas-ij4td]

@@FAMØSenterprise well what are they if not humans

[@stt5222]

This world is an absolute clown show

[@bilie65]

Exactly

[@Blazini1980]

"Your crops worth a million dollars, you owe the state half a million dollars". I wonder why the black market is thriving 🤔

[@Tri2p]

yeah people arent talking about the shops running both legal and illegal shops.

[@Puris7dan]

These dispensary owners want to own numerous amounts of stores and expect each of them to make a lot of money by selling over priced products that sometimes get you high. It's a dam shame that the people who fought for the right to grow are the ones that still have to hide and grow.

[@edwardblodgett605]

You said it!

[@lurkieee]

overpriced is so true.

[@drybizcuit1914]

The guy cries about losing money at one store while in "expand mode" then proceeds to rat out other grows that are selling some product on the black market. Absolute shame.

[@RM360CR]

But, What did you honestly think it was going to happened under capitalism, those who have the money pay the lobbyist to past legislation and if you have weed overflowing from the black market they couldnt start such businesses and they couldnt pay all those taxes to the corrupt governments.

[@rebelrat3594]

@Cayenne Captain God bless an American tradition

[@Casual__blackout]

Government could make so much money matching the black market prices... nobody wants to pay 85 dollars for 3.5 grams

[@Omoiyari23]

Exactly

[@daveomacron4301]

$35 of which is tax and fees.

[@DrewBert92]

85 bucks for a 3.5!!! Sheesh I’m paying 150 for an O here in jersey. I’m a weekend smoker and the bud isn’t junk either, could never find myself paying that price

[@katlynklassen809]

You guys are being raked over the coals. 87.50 for an oz at the corner dispensary.

[@DrewBert92]

@@katlynklassen809 damn! That’s cali price?

[@lane8376]

The sheriff admitted to taxing 50% of their profits. That’s crazy

[@MrSouthsideMuscle]

That's what it's about money

[@clemente5677]

@@MrSouthsideMuscle protecting monopolies and not the public

[@jerseyboyce1]

thet ax on legal weed in illinois is 40 percent at point of purchase

[@TheMepwep]

He's arguing the fines for illegal grow ops need to be higher. They are using all those police resources for a few hundred dollars in fines.

[@sassagrass7095]

@@TheMepwep This is so infuriating.

[@gergbernes2817]

Is there any realiable source I can purchase from??

[@JamesTaylor-ff4dp]

Please how do I contact him ?

[@videomarketer815]

Not unless it’s the gubmint. Lol

[@Mike_Atwell]

What's fucked up is I've got felony cultivation charges recently and have to do time for it. Even though it's "legal" Putting people in a cage for growing plants peacefully in their own home is what's fucked up

[@moniqueengleman873]

Well, sounds like you were over your personal limit.

[@badcholesterol]

@@moniqueengleman873 Are you allowed to eat cheeseburgers?

[@moniqueengleman873]

@@badcholesterol I choose not to partake. I am too busy cultivating my plants. Getting crop out early!

[@evandorco5193]

Use jury nulification win and walk free plead not guilty and argue the trials not Faire till you have a jury by the timelocmdown hits again you won't even have to go l court lol

[@Sidekick_2010]

Are you in prison lol

[@ikeslo]

The purpose of the government should be to do inspections and collect taxes. They should not be pitting big corporations against farmers. Let the people make their money.

[@reazallykhan]

Protect the farmers at all cost....I say

[@father3dollarbill]

Son, government is king. Haven't you noticed. They rule and we allow and comply by paying taxes

[@whywelovefilm7079]

*“The Government doesn’t give a f*ck about your safety. They don’t want you to use your drugs, they want you to use their drugs…”* - Chris Rock

[@tom4208]

I can only imagine the cops that had to walk through the grow rooms, going back into the station, everyone staring at em like they just hung out with snoop dogg LMAO

[@stevegovea1]

This reminds me of the alcohol prohibition...eventually the government needs to legalize weed nationwide.

[@TheWolfsnack]

Except that it is far worse than prohibition was in terms of collateral damage.

[@MontroseManifesto]

You’re missing the point of all this, legalization has obviously just created more issues because “legalization” is just for monopolistic gain, you get cheaper weed at the underground seshes because it’s locally grown, I’ve gotten some shitty bud from the actual dispos. We need to legalize cultivation for the average man.

[@tobiano47]

btw. that means all states across the board. :)

[@michaelangelo6870]

Me & my best friend lost millions in property because we were growing weed. Our property had noting to do with weed we had tenants they were apartment buildings. It fucked us both up for a long time I left the United States because of it. I didn't want to live in a country where everything you worked for for years can be taken by the government overnight. The cops told our tenants to stop paying us rent while we were fighting in court and still owned the buildings. My friend had to move back with his mom and live like a broke kid again. Shits messed up now it's legal in Chicago. We are just getting back on our feet legally in Colorado. People want to smoke and someone has to grow and cure it.

[@du5593]

@@michaelangelo6870 Damn that's fucked up. How did the court decide that you had to give up the whole property?

[@SheilaMoraes_]

Please stop blaming illegal markets on environment issues. The legal market do not need any help to ruin the environment, it's doing fine by itself.

[@BeefHammer1]

Lol they showed like 10lbs of plastic while the average grocery stores laugh hysterically

[@gotmunny]

Fax!

[@thesilentone4024]

Lol ya california uses 200 billion gallons of water a day only from farms nut tree farms add all farms its 530 billion gallons a day add the city its 650 billion a day. I think the farms need to stop.

[@bilie65]

Fact

[@teamorcas]

The police are doing far more to ruin the environment by conducting these raids with tons of people, equipment, vehicles, etc for what amounts to a misdemeanor

[@redsiberian]

Shoutout to all the blackmarket growers never let the media corporations and money hungry politicians slow you down.

[@one234569and10]

Watching them cut down these trees gives me OH THE HUMANITY vibes all over again lol

[@ross-carlson]

What an incredible waste of resources and time - imagine what good these agents could actually be doing for society? So very sad.

[@forrestcason3584]

@Flicka Flame that’s how they classify them… Think of all the time the cops could have been taking all these weird child molesters off the street…

[@Cyber_Homestead]

@Flicka Flame Exactly. It's not so much an illegal marijuana issue as it is a human trafficking and associated crime issue. Out here in southern Oregon, the cartel will come to legal grow operations, threaten the growers and their families, and then will take over. All of this over a plant that the government has stigmatized to the point where people are getting killed over it.

[@anag5197]

Unfortunately there’s a lot of organized crime involved in the big blk market grows. This causes major problems to the communities and ecosystems where they set up.

[@dariusvlogs3634]

How can I get in touch with people who run these type of operations ?

[@forrestcason3584]

@@dariusvlogs3634 hmu

[@BannedUserGaming]

If you aren't friends with the people who make the laws, or rich enough to be friends with the people who make the laws, you cannot be the owner of a legal cannabis business in the United States.

[@mikemoore1769]

Thats not true, even remotely lol. Maybe the shithole you're in. I'm a commercial plumber who sets up grow facilities and there's a lot of "Mom & Pop" growers out there

[@sanzvlogs5157]

it is what it is

[@thestarshavefallen]

That's not how it works 😅

[@warriorsdynastypart275]

139 idiots who thinks this is true😂🤣😭

[@alvariuztheplug5728]

That's exactly how it works. I feel sorry for all the gringos worshiping their politicians and entrepreneurs, even knowing the system is not working, even knowing the average entrepreneur would slave you and your family for profits

[@Ahov]

Thank you to all the black market growers and sellers keeping us supplied especially in illegal states

[@ol59kafer92]

Your welcome

[@invxsted6697]

@@ol59kafer92 whats your IG?

[@ChinoBinFishen]

Put Me On Gang

[@billlannan7767]

Plus the weeds always better anyway for some reason I think all the growers out in Cali all grow the same weed and just give her different names

[@billlannan7767]

The buzz in the house ain't no different than any of it I don't care if it's gorilla glue Luke Skywalker purple whatever you want it's all the same there's nothing like the old Santa Marta gold in the Acapulco gold

[@highmedic2351]

These people probably think they are super cool arresting people for............weed................

[@peristicas3119]

Can you imagine the ammount of money those cops made after stealing all that weed?? WOW!!

[@atomictraveller]

i can imagine that cop with some whiskers and a block of cheese in his fat little paws

[@juansantana8448]

you mean the part the sold, 'cause then there is the part they smoked with their bodies...

[@peristicas3119]

@@juansantana8448 Sure, but that part they don't make money of. But yeah, you're right :)

[@breathspinecore]

Zero dollars. They're cutting down the plants and dumping the pounds in the hot sun. I assure you they're not making anything.

[@forrest3]

@@breathspinecore I can with 100% certainty and firsthand knowledge that this is not true all the time. Dirty cops are a dime a dozen.

[@skillz4211]

The taxes on these legitimate business owners is beyond rediculous. To make ends meet or to remain competitive you have to have one foot in the legal transactions and one foot in illegal transactions.

[@doncheadal2476]

When its federally legalized we should all be able to grow as much as we want.

[@DgurlSunshine]

STOP COMPLYING

[@DgurlSunshine]

STOP ASKING FOR PERMISSION

[@prodogtwodogman3857]

You won’t be able to then either

[@KodiD420]

In Canada you can grow up to four plants per resident.

[@videogamenoob100]

They can't do that do many people are going to sell weed and the government wont make money

[@timjeezyy]

A lesson learned time and time again: No person or business is ever taxed into prosperity.

[@fernandoalvarez9613]

They just need to fully legalize

[@igormarinkovic1531]

dreams

[@StanHowse]

@@igormarinkovic1531 Even if they did, these people would still find an excuse to go "bust heads" over it.

[@360.Tapestry]

they will once all their big pharma friends have a healthy foothold

[@rhizomorph-music]

It should have the same legal status as any other aromatic plant like basil or rosemary. No more control than with those things, and no less.

[@humbertomacias3239]

I helped build and direct a facility and as someone who got completely dumped by a corporation the moment I created digital SOP's they are heartless. Overhead is all they care about. The moment they have your SOP's they'll find someone who will do the work for half the rate. It happened and I trusted the wrong people for 6 years. Long live the black market and those who support us that were driven out of the opportunities we help build for these corporations. Long live the black market!

[@calcala48]

Same thing happened to me, took mine and the other master growers genetics and kicked us and most of the staff out after automating mostly everything and getting a couple of dudes who took less money to babysit

[@MACERATIONART]

What is sop?

[@calcala48]

@@MACERATIONART standard operating procedures basically a manual on how to run a place, needed cause growers can’t work 24/7

[@jackfrost8600]

Seems like it was better off when u go to the neighborhood dealer to grab some reefer. Once these big comps stick ther slimy greedy hands in changes things up

[@omarsaffrey4407]

Can I get tree? I'm in la area

[@deeb4204]

As a small time home grower/seller it feels so damn good when you randomly get a call and boom $2200 in your pocket. If you put in the money and time to grow your own it will pay off on your first successful grow.

[@morrickushuff4127]

15k how many lbs ?

[@blakesmith8355]

I need a farm get with me

[@kleco1000]

DEA jus enter this convo 😂

[@DV-zv4ox]

I hope you posted that with a VPN homie 😂

[@vegasfarmer1521]

My name is Hank Schrader

[@petebusch9069]

Ironic how laws create crimes. Get rid of all laws associated with weed and the entire problem goes away.

[@ReclusiveEagle]

Here is a crazy idea, how about instead of investing 99% of the polices resources into weed raids and "suspicious persons" calls. How about you allow them to do their actual job and allow them to keep the public safe instead of being the thing that actually creates danger

[@weirdshibainu]

You're wrong. The problem is the illegal grows human traffic , hijack water and destroy the environment. Imagine having a small farm and your water supply dries up due to an illegal grow. Get back to us about the crazy idea of enforcement

[@loumac241]

Well said.

[@Jerahmeelli415]

@@weirdshibainu would you rather have DuPont and other corporations control the water? They are completely legal and look at the damage they have done to the environment and our health...

[@weirdshibainu]

@@Jerahmeelli415 I'm not advocating that either. Water rights go back centuries and are vital for economic growth and food supply. Again, if you had water rights to a piece of property and someone upstream stole that from you, you'd be ok with it? Yeah...didnt think so

[@linusmlgtips2123]

@@weirdshibainu I agree with both of you. We can't treat these growers as criminals, but we also can't let them run rampant with a deregulated process. CA really needs to overlook the ways it's handling of the legal weed market because I think there's a reasonable taxable and regulated middle ground that doesn't stomp out well intended growers.

[@everythingisfine9988]

Taxes and regulations should be the same as other agricultural products

[@markgriffin5537]

Agreed, but just treat it as any other crop too. Farming cannabis should not be controlled though. The government would greatly benefit from it as well. Anyone who says other wise has never smoked a joint.

[@DgurlSunshine]

They are smoking Hemp LMFAO

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@markgriffin5537 HOW DO WE "REGULATE & TAX" GROWING HOPS FOR HOMEBREW BEER? WE DON'T

[@joela.4058]

I get this sentiment but then weed would be worth the same as broccoli and the gov nor farmers want that. A regulated market is actually in everyone’s best interest except the consumers who pay higher prices.

[@gabberpietor]

There should be no taxes or regulations.

[@xanselmox]

Those black market growers are the reason why I'm able to get decent smoke. GOD BLESS THEM.

[@bigwill6089]

Yes because that legal weed is garbage! They have all the equipment and are allowed to grow legally but grow weed that doesn't get you high! I don't get it!

[@RabidDisposition]

​@@bigwill6089i know exactly what it is. The legal, corporate weed companies harvest far too early and completely skip curing their flower. They cut corners to produce the most amount of flower in the shortest amount of time possible. Then they wonder why the supply begins to outpace demand and their ounces start selling for 110.

[@outoflovefullofpills]

​@@bigwill6089is it as that bad? im from germany and we have something some real us dispensary weed with like 27% THC or something like that and it gets me high as a rocket. So why you guys dont get high?😅

[@EnergyWRLD]

@@bigwill6089 They have focused mainly on THC and losing its terps, Secondnoids, flavinoids, ect. making it not potent at all and can be a mental problem.

[@barbecueddeer395]

@@bigwill6089I’ve definitely noticed the quality of weed from my plug that grows it. And when he runs out of the stuff he grows he goes right to source. Other growers. Dude will come back with a trunk full at least 200 ps. He said that dispo weed is garbage and that’s facts.

[@MargootMC]

Me just trying to smoke a plant that makes me happy and chill

[@NoobOfShame]

I always thought people on CA had it much easier in terms of legal weed, but this seems to be an issue that crops up when states legalize. Weed is recreationally legal in my state, but only medical patients can buy it legally. Large businesses like curaleaf, GTI/Rythm, and verano have majority of the market, and lobby against legal home grow for patients. I’m concerned that If the suppliers of these dispensaries aren’t already supplying the black/grey market they will soon, and I think there’s even less profit to be made here for dispensaries that truly care about who/where they source their bud from and want to see a safe, potent product be sold.

[@templesnack]

I live in Washington State, there is literally ounces of marijuana at my local shop (recreational) for $50. You can look it up in any of the stores in King Country, marijuana is extremely cheap here and we tax it heavily. California's taxes are so ridiculously high at every level of the market that it is making it impossible to compete with street dealers. Here in WA the only street dealers are people who live out in the middle of fucking nowhere & people who sell to children.

[@stefaneulenstein]

If my city/county/state tries to ban home grow I will move some place else.

[@TheSLOShadow]

ROFL dispensaries that care. Been in the industry. Owners don't care where they get the weed. Stickers are just made up and the names are usually made by the staff as batches come in.

[@gregspohn1236]

The real problem lies in the Feds not declassifying cannabis.

[@peterbelanger4094]

The California govt screws up EVERYTHING it touches.

[@benkendrick8465]

Seems like the sheriff is wasting his time. Sounds like a legislative problem, not an enforcement one. Need to give licenses to more small growers to drown these guys out.

[@amykirby3136]

Sheriff definitely seemed like he’s on a power trip.

[@anastasioschristoforatos474]

The government wants a huge cut especially from small farmers. Trying to make room for those big pharma/corps.

[@MeansOfProduction209]

Yeah, that's probably not far off.

[@keeksputels1851]

Oh no! They use pesticides and herbicides and lots of water. Oh wait just like pretty much all other agriculture. Leave them to it, legal should mean legal, not legal only to the huge companies that bribed their way in or were lucky enough to be there at the very start

[@Guerrillacreations]

"If your crops were worth a million dollars, well then you owe the state a million dollars." Sounds like strong arm mafia tactics

[@figarofigaro3429]

Bingo!

[@Guerrillacreations]

@@smokedbeefandcheese4144 thats my point....

[@ryanshaw4250]

its worse than you think.. so many cops have spent their careers profiting from letting certain operators run and others for them to rob. cleaning up the marijuana system is not about getting us onto safe products, its about beating the hand of our government crooks who have lied to and robbed the american public for decades.

[@ABOKASTOUR]

Lived in LA for 4 years. I am a big pot head and I learned quick to buy from local dealers and then later was able to connect straight to farmers that give you the best bud for the cheapest (quality and quantity). store weed was never that good and always priced too high for what you get.

[@slcici128]

Damn I need to up my game

[@dawnregister4235]

That’s what I need a farmer.

[@sithlordteleportdinero5166]

@@dawnregister4235 if that is what you seek to no further

[@HeyImBoschea]

Moved to LA in 2018, left in 2020. Even in those two years I saw the industry completely change. When I moved there, you could buy ounces of shake for $25 out of buckets. You could smell the weed and look at it, you could buy large quanities like ounces. Two years later and it was all changed. $60 eighths, all prepackaged behind the counter, no quantities over half an ounce. Started buying street weed again. It's really not that hard to figure out the problem here

[@arielbarra2988]

@TONY GATILLO need some smoke lmk

[@johnnaile9644]

I worked with Jack Herer and his friends in Portland Oregon. His idea of legalization was to charge the same as celery or lettuce for it. You know because it is just a plant. Greed is what the real problem is here.

[@AYFUG3TAB0UTIT]

hate to break it to you but high quality grade A cannabis is worth more than celery and lettuce. you don't risk anything growing celery :P

[@AYFUG3TAB0UTIT]

never had somebdy hit me up for celery or lettuce but weed more than I can tell you lmao

[@roamintheslums4851]

@@AYFUG3TAB0UTIT ass street weed💀

[@Dogen70]

And im a fan of Jack

[@Peaceful-resistance1]

You hit the proverbial nail square on the head! Cha ching... It's about the bling

[@glitchysquid1137]

Just like every other bill California passes, the state missed the mark completely. The point of making cannabis legal is to ensure the safety and integrity of the grow in a market already oversaturated with black market product, not to bottleneck the industry to tightly that it is only benefiting those in political power who get a cut of the tax revenue.

[@goodgame3374]

This a great example of how regulation needs to pragmatically reflect market forces to be successful. In Australia continuously increasing taxes on cigarettes, to reduce smoking, worked well for a long time. But it reached a tipping point where black market tobacco started to gain significant share because it was comparatively attractive to sellers & buyers. At that point the government loses the ability to regulate the market & the tax revenue.

[@yeh.80]

Yeup. And the taxes are going to keep increasing in Australia every year. Chop chop is very easy to access, and a lot, lot cheaper than legal stuff. It's similar in quality too if you find a good source...

[@sadhu7191]

That was your only legal drug besides alcohol though bro. Guess u drinking coffee everyday till they over taxe that for your health too haha

[@father3dollarbill]

They only lose it if they keep taxes high

[@billvlahos5472]

Grow & smoke your own.2 bedrooms at home with 30 plants can be pumping 15-20 lbs every 6 weeks.Depending on your cycle & recipe.Its the siphoning of power that brings you undone.Do 3 crops a year that's 60lbs × 3000 & bobs your uncle.Then buy a house & do 2 houses.Get pinched & you lucky to do 1yr or so in jail with a yrs parole.Do that standing on your head.

[@dbspaceoditty]

yeah, i used to buy chinese cigarettes in USA also. 7 dollars a carton aintb ad.

[@StefanReich]

"Illegal marijuana plant"? What an absurdity. How can a plant be illegal?

[@eriallas2927]

ikr

[@Mispointed]

giv beer to a mental man he goes crazy giv him weed he only talks the crazy

[@bensanchez9478]

Opium poppy?

[@captainminecraftist]

Lol weve banned stupider things I assure you

[@ericthedesigner]

There are literally thousands of grow ops in my little town of 3000 people. I never buy from stores only from the farmers them selves. The government has no right in your daily life or business.

[@drunkbuzzard3237]

The growers in my neighborhood in the antelope Valley are cartel members there have been several murders they found two dead bears from the poisons they’re dumping the environmental impact is startling the water table is dropping they’re stealing water from people and threatening them if they don’t give them water it could be bad. Neighbor drove past one of their illegal water trucks a couple weeks ago without doing anything but passing and he showed a gun to let them know watch out. Let’s put them next-door to you and see how you feel. I have no problem with small time growers but this is out right international criminal enterprise. I’ve been smoking for 40 years.

[@calibomber209]

@@drunkbuzzard3237 it seems in a small town they would be easily caught, unfortunately they are paying off local law enforcement. are they serbian mafia?

[@eh3477]

@@drunkbuzzard3237 Absolutely right. This piece missed the severe problem of cartel grows, especially on rural and public lands. Deadly illegal chemicals polluting land, watersheds, and wildlife. Growers threatening to murder passersby and public agency rangers. My general understanding is that most of this cartel weed is shipped out of California. It's a huge and dangerous problem.

[@emoneymd5]

@@drunkbuzzard3237 cartel grows are completely different

[@panchogonzales4544]

How much a pound? Lol I ain't a cop

[@dwc500]

The only problem is that I don't my stuff laced with anything. I want to know exactly what I'm getting

[@TheDiamond872]

You know you're getting taxed the sht out when legal business can't compete with the illegal ones.

[@pedroalejandro1122]

In Canada we’re seeing bootleg alcohol and tobacco operations because of the high taxes on both and the illegal cannabis market still makes up for like 50% of the total market.

[@TheDiamond872]

@@pedroalejandro1122 A classic case of the government needing to get out of the way of the free market.

[@joekawasaki]

The biggest problem at the consumer level is that the excessive cost at the grow level has made the rich guy the grower not the qualified guy. Quality has become poor & so has the experience.

[@joshh1835]

This guy gets it.

[@tdestroyer4780]

Seriously. All the store weed is medium grade auto-flowers or crossed with ruderalis. Then they butchered all the classic weed name with crap called cookie glue. Wtf is that? Just give me some silver haze, or Afghan kush. Stop creating these fake ass names. Ruined the 420 culture.

[@kaseyrolow]

For sure.

[@repost9581]

Hahahaha...look at all the taxes we're missing out on...I mean, we have to put a stop to this, for the public's safety!

[@erickzamarripa7403]

This hurt watching them cut the plants

[@quinnrussell2769]

I live in Massachusetts, we recently just also got legalization across the entire state, and Ive smoked for the past couple years, and all im saying is, including myself and literally everyone I know, most people are willing to go to a dealer for it. After we received legalization, literally nothing changed. You can go to a dealer and get an eighth for 20 to 30 dollars, or go to some strange laboratory like dispensary and get the same amount of weed for 80- 100 dollars, and considering that most of these people are literally 15 to 25 years old, realistically nobody is ever going to do that, so they will just call up their dealer like any financially smart person would. What needs to change is our country has to federally incentivise using dispensaries and make them an actual viable option, therefore making dealers the obsolete and more inconvenient option, but alas, since the states feel the need to put so much taxes, their actually encouraging the use of dealers.

[@fvfteen5880]

Exactly, there’s a dispensary in Brockton called Legal greens and it got good prices but even that with tax isn’t worth it rather go to the plug

[@flowersinmyhair55]

MA resident as well and I work in cultivation for a legal dispensary. The main concern for me buying on the black market, is that there are no regulations. There’s no testing of substances. Black market growers can use any pesticides or chemicals for growing regardless of its effects on the consumer. That’s not to say that everyone growing weed is using harmful products in their grow. It’s just that you don’t know.

[@smoke_screen4197]

If your smoking mids lmao

[@dendrite678]

@@smoke_screen4197 mids hit well enough on a budget ngl

[@Caseyuptobat]

This is a much bigger deal is SoCal than NorCal. Good weed is cheap and abundant up here north of Sacramento, at the dispensaries. $25 just got me a half ounce of some decent GMO Cookies, and that's after tax.

[@wb2605]

“It’s a big fucking club and you ain’t in it”

[@Oatmilk345]

You know damn well some of that weed went “missing” and mysteriously ended up in the lungs of those officers

[@justleon721]

Yep. Where I live, they don't even bother pressing charges, so nothing goes on record. They're literally just robbing people.

[@Maloha486]

@@justleon721 The cop in the video even said they don't put people in jail, the government just wants their cut

[@jonathanmayberrydesigns]

you are seriously mistaking cops for cool people. They would never touch it and mostly hate those who do as they look down on them.

[@thestylishman2536]

Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance wealth, a great career, purpose is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life

[@jasonsimpson7233]

you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors.

[@mysteryrecapped7453]

I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..invstmnt is the key that can secure your family future.

[@joshuapatel163]

Perfect for words No sin in great wealth and no virtue in poverty

[@_Carlos_872]

I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.

[@Matthew0266]

Yeah invstmnt is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an exprt can lead to a great loss too

[@youngkobe3211]

These clowns try so hard to make this “all criminal.” When in facts these clowns/the system want to have a profit in any way they can. 500 for a fine?? Sounds like a waste of man power and tax payer money. Weed is love.

[@chrisp755]

Here I am sitting in my house in Houston Texas suffering with crohn's disease watching all that medicine being burned is killing me.

[@mhm6]

I’m so glad this video was made because reading this comment section made me glad that we’re all on the same page about legalization. Crappier and pricier weed

[@tylerlawlerDEVGRU]

With a medical Marijuana card with an allotment of 15 plants, you are allowed 3 med cards per household. That's 45 legal plants per home.

[@itskeagan3004]

2:30 “You don’t need to go to jail. But your crops worth a million? You owe the state half that” This guy 😅

[@maxinvasionleet]

That statement of his is why cops don't want it legal. Its a revenue generator . War on drugs always had been. If they are not out there then the budget just decreases

[@minnermin]

@@maxinvasionleet precisely

[@midwestsneakerhead234]

Yeah I was like what!!!! That's crazy 😧

[@gman6747]

We don't owe the state nothing.

[@itskeagan3004]

It’s ALL government greed “money is the root of all evil” couldn’t have been truer words peeps

[@paulhailey2537]

LET OUR PEOPLE GROW !!!

[@davidunger1173]

That's so sad. That man spent 5 years in one of the worst jails and now they are taxing him so much he is not making any money trying to do it legally.

[@mellun]

Any bussines owner that says they are losing money is lying. Nobody would keep on doing that bussines if they lose money. They just dont make as much money as they want.

[@hildaqueenb9067]

A lot of counties, at least mine which is Kern County has chased away the legal shops. In Bakersfield there’s just a few legal dispensaries. They have made it extremely expensive and difficult to obtain a license for a shop. I live in Delano and there is not one dispensary within a 35 mile radius.

[@trentproctor3073]

I haven’t found a single one from the Lancaster/Palmdale area all the way to Victorville and up to Barstow

[@joseruiz4026]

Lies ive been to a few dispensaries in that area

[@twisted1294]

East Coaster who was just out in Southern California. Seems like 90% of the dispensaries are in LA and OC county. Not very equal distribution across a massive area, with over half a dozen counties.

[@cook.b6285]

Oof thats the opposite of massachusetts right now. Theyre literally popping up on every corner. Theres one at the end of a residential neighborhood near me. Its wild

[@twisted1294]

@@cook.b6285 Massachusetts here too, on the South Shore and there’s at least 10 in the area.

[@kingdramanyz]

So the government is basically taxing the competition out of the game. Interesting

[@jonanderson4474]

Yeah. Small business is literally dying.

[@RickDidaz]

As a liberal, it infuriates me to see Democrats put their head in the sand and not admit that high taxes and lots of regulations can kill businesses.

[@ryanshaw4250]

@@RickDidaz lol, how old are you and you are just realizing that all they care about is taking everyones money and making speeches about how its for our own good. I doubt 2% of funds collected go to anything but six figure salaries for them to oversee the workers. We found out that the minimum marijuana enforcement investigator in colorado was making over 200k/yr while the average mj worker makes min wage.

[@mattistehcoolist]

I'm in Canada where it's federally legal. There's lots of people just growing their own (indoor or outdoor), which is legal up to 4 plants and if you can't grow, you still get it cheaper on the black market.

[@angelrenate]

Why is there a 4 plant limit? I dont understand this limits thing. If you have the land to grow more you should be able to imo. Otherwise its not really legal, its legal with stipulations.

[@dessertlimbo]

@@angelrenate i think they use the reason of not selling your own stuff by making large amounts maybe (just guessing)

[@sleepinghill6484]

@@angelrenate the gov want to keep it regulated ,flood the market the price will collapse

[@ericksonhernandez2070]

the dude named Dank sounds literally like Seth Rogen