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"Which is what they got. But a lot of places, primarily right-leaning, chose to simply continue banning pot stores and deliveries within their jurisdictions."
by lostmymind66 7y ago
"Which is what they got. But a lot of places, primarily right-leaning, chose to simply continue banning pot stores and deliveries within their jurisdictions."
Yeah, well, this isn't what we're talking about. Left-leaning people wanted pot legalized and regulated and didn't seem to grasp that this means an increase in prices.
"Of course, reality doesn't quite work that way. Black market sales are still pretty strong in right-leaning parts of CA. The pot sales are thus still happening there, but they aren't seeing the tax revenues that their more liberal counterparts are seeing."
As stated in the articles I linked to, the black market is thriving in many parts of CA..it has nothing to do with right-leaning areas.
- pennaMan 7y agoThe black market in CA, as per your linked article, is with regards to growing, NOT retail sales. And that's because of bad regulations pushing growers to illicit activity.
- gamblor956 7y agoLeft-leaning people wanted pot legalized and regulated and didn't seem to grasp that this means an increase in prices. Left-leaning people grasped that this meant increased prices...Pot shops do quite well in liberal areas even though they're more expensive than the corner dealer. As stated in the articles I linked to, the black market is thriving in many parts of CA..it has nothing to do with right-leaning areas. It has everything to do with right-leaning areas since the black market is thriving in the many parts of red CA that still prohibit marijuana sales. The black market (for sales to end-customers) isn't doing as well as it used to in left-leaning areas, though the black market for suppliers is still doing well for the suppliers that haven't yet been caught.