> California, which by one estimate produces seven times more marijuana than it consumes, will probably continue to be a major exporter — illegally — to other s

> California, which by one estimate produces seven times more marijuana than it consumes, will probably continue to be a major exporter — illegally — to other states. Here lies the unique situation in California; even before legalization in California, it was the home of not just it's black market cannabis industry but it was already a supplier to other parts of the country. It seems then that state level legalization will not be able to fully replace the illegal cannabis industry in California. This is a really interesting problem since other legal states are inclined to not push for legal interstate trade of cannabis. If MJ was legal federally, what framework for trade would states be inclined to support? It seems it wouldn't be in most states favor to want trade since CA and a few large producers (or early legalizers) would capture the market. Perhaps weed that crosses state lines would be taxed in both states allowing states with shortages like NV to import weed initially while still giving local growers the advantage of a lower total tax rate.