Six years after California legalized marijuana, the bodies keep piling up. Drug legalization has failed on every level. The legal drug business is collapsing. Cartels and gang members dominate the business. And open borders allowed them to bring massive numbers of laborers to boost their ranks. - Upgoat

Six years after California legalized marijuana, the bodies keep piling up. Drug legalization has failed on every level. The legal drug business is collapsing. Cartels and gang members dominate the business. And open borders allowed them to bring massive numbers of laborers to boost their ranks.
submitted by Sector2 to Newsofthestupid 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:05:52 ago (+5/-0) (www.gatestoneinstitute.org)
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20723/california-legalized-drugs-cartels

After impossible levels of taxes and regulations, all that was needed was thousands of illegals to become cartel workers on the marijuana farms. Farmers attempting to comply are going bankrupt.

You can legally grow your own now, but we're a "food and produce comes from stores" population now. You'd have to be trying to screw it up this badly.

Pre-legalization the California market used to be $14 billion. Now they're saying it's $44 billion?

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[ - ] lord_nougat 4 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:28:26 ago (+4/-0)

I injected three marijuanas and totally died and overdosed.

[ + ] FacelessOne

[ - ] FacelessOne 2 points 10 monthsJun 22, 2024 02:13:05 ago (+2/-0)

Me too!

[ + ] lord_nougat

[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 10 monthsJun 22, 2024 02:19:48 ago (+1/-0)

Rip in piece!

[ - ] Gowithit 4 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:19:11 ago (+4/-0)

but weeeeed

everything ended up as it was intended.

[ + ] Lost_In_The_Thinking

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 2 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 20:26:54 ago (+2/-0)

I agree. Everything is just as they expected it to be. And nothing positive for the people of California.

[ + ] Gowithit

[ - ] Gowithit 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 20:28:54 ago (+2/-1)

And nothing positive for the people of California.

but guy hear me out what if its only because real weed legalization has never been tried🤣

[ + ] Lost_In_The_Thinking

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 2 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 20:59:23 ago (+2/-0)

That's the problem! Real unrestricted, truly legalized socialism/communism/capitalism/prostitution/drug legalization/polygamy/communal living/free love/whatever bizarre social and political idea you think of etc. has never been given a fair chance anywhere without being tampered with and regulated!

[ - ] Stonkmar 3 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:42:52 ago (+3/-0)*

Legalizing marijuana doesn't equal drug legalization

[ + ] Anotherone

[ - ] Anotherone 0 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:44:09 ago (+1/-1)

It does in the grand scheme. They will take it off schedule one if for nothing else progressive votes.

[ - ] Sunman_Omega 3 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:21:34 ago (+3/-0)

Weed doesn't contain any toxic compounds, dummy. Overdose deaths come from fentanyl/heroin, oxycodone and other barbiturates.

[ + ] Sector2

[ - ] Sector2 [op] 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:55:21 ago (+1/-0)

Legal weed is tested, but illegal weed can be sprayed with whatever to kill those devastating spider mite infestations.

But the deaths they mention are from associating with sketchy cartel members.

[ + ] Anus_Expander

[ - ] Anus_Expander 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 19:30:29 ago (+1/-0)

Weed grown in volcanic soil contains heavy metals. Growers also spray all kinds of shit on it to fight bugs.

[ + ] Lost_In_The_Thinking

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 20:37:04 ago (+1/-0)

Where did OP mention overdosing and deaths?

[ - ] FreeinTX 2 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 19:43:01 ago (+2/-0)

Great post..... nigger.

[ + ] Sector2

[ - ] Sector2 [op] 0 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 19:50:31 ago (+0/-0)

Thanks, homosexual.

[ - ] Love240 2 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:52:25 ago (+2/-0)

Drug deaths are caused by things like mixing alcohol, heroin, fentanyl and illegals feuding over turf, not cannabis. This is clearly a legislative and law enforcement issue.

[ + ] Lost_In_The_Thinking

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 20:37:25 ago (+1/-0)

OP didn't mention drug deaths.

[ + ] Love240

[ - ] Love240 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 22:11:09 ago (+1/-0)

Then what else are they implying by saying "the bodies keep piling up" directly after "Six years after California legalized marijuana"?

[ + ] Lost_In_The_Thinking

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 22:25:32 ago (+1/-0)

I didn't read the article. But you did, and now I did. You should have noticed the following sentences: "Earlier this year, six men were murdered in the Mojave Desert. Four of the men had been burned after being shot with rifles. In 2020, seven people were killed at an illegal pot operation in Riverside County."

The article wasn't "implying" anything. It was saying that legalization of marijuana was creating violent deaths in the production of the product. You need to pay better attention to what you read. People can't overdose with marijuana.

[ + ] Love240

[ - ] Love240 0 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 22:28:21 ago (+0/-0)

People can't overdose with marijuana.

I said as much. Maybe you were just defending the OP needlessly.

[ + ] Lost_In_The_Thinking

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 0 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 23:36:04 ago (+0/-0)

Maybe you're being a troll.

[ - ] NoRefunds 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 21:39:18 ago (+1/-0)

I read this book:

Hidden War, 2nd edition: How Special Operations Game Wardens are Reclaiming America's Wildlands from the Drug Cartels

It's infuriating. Basically these cops let the cartels grow their weed, they arrest 2-3 guys maybe per site. The sites are full of super toxic carbofuran or other shit. And the super low level spics arrested simply get deported. They are doing absolutely nothing to stop this shit. It is completely insane. And the Hmong basically do whatever they want in norcal/Oregon.

[ + ] Sector2

[ - ] Sector2 [op] 0 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 23:05:10 ago (+0/-0)

It's either Kansas or Oklahoma where the Chinese are the illegal grow gangsters.

[ - ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 19:18:26 ago (+1/-0)

However, cartel pot could have fentanyl in it.
I guess you get what you deserve if you use drugs.

[ + ] Sector2

[ - ] Sector2 [op] 0 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 19:55:00 ago (+0/-0)

You kind of get what you deserve either way. Although purchasing illegal drugs from 'dealer types' is asking for trouble.

[ - ] Anotherone 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:15:20 ago (+1/-0)

They are going bankrupt because lawmakers see it as a cash cow and refuse to do anything but regulations.

They don't assist in promotions, they don't even honor those with impeccable records.

They refuse to lobby on behalf of their state to decriminalization so these dispensaries can use fucking banks!

Can't use CC processing unless it is run like an ATM either.

Think about why someone would rather buy off the street as to a storefront that you can track seed to consumer?

It is because of people like you that read drivel like you posted and place a stigma on it.

I would much prefer a stoner driving as to a drunk, because now you are given the choice.

Fuck it I say and legalize it all, fuck give it away in cases of fent, or something else. Let those people kill themselves.

[ + ] VitaminSieg

[ - ] VitaminSieg 3 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:27:17 ago (+3/-0)

TL;DR Dood weed.

[ + ] Anotherone

[ - ] Anotherone 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:42:53 ago (+1/-0)

Let me guess you would rather that people suffer, or that they injest legal chemical compounds made to keep them sick?

Honestly people such as yourself that dismiss it with a meme just can't stand to see people that are content with life.

Weed helps people afflicted by seizures, severe depression, and a host of ailments that alcohol only exacerbates.

Soon it will be legal all throughout America.

[ + ] Gowithit

[ - ] Gowithit 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 18:55:10 ago (+1/-0)

Soon it will be legal all throughout America.

as is the plan.

Weed helps people afflicted by seizures, severe depression, and a host of ailments that alcohol only exacerbates.

yep so the whole world goes to shit for the weak. thats what we should aim for.

[ + ] Anotherone

[ - ] Anotherone 0 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 19:19:25 ago (+0/-0)

Goes to shit for the weak? Don't bother to project your own insecurities on others.

We get it, most here are addicts in one way or another and with something that makes you feel good just will be abused by everyone!

Just reading what love240 has said in chat I started looking into therapy with THC and it's products.

With me and tincture oil I can wake up without joint pain, I can sleep without restlessness and with the dosage I take 3mg I have yet to feel any different than I would sober.

I haven't had an energy drink in 2 weeks because I feel rested.

This is my experience and mine alone

[ + ] VitaminSieg

[ - ] VitaminSieg -2 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 22:38:59 ago (+0/-2)

*drinks energy drinks, lectures people on health

[ + ] Anus_Expander

[ - ] Anus_Expander 1 point 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 19:31:34 ago (+1/-0)

How about SOBER drivers? I prefer them.

[ + ] Anotherone

[ - ] Anotherone 0 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 19:33:08 ago (+0/-0)

I do too!

However what I prefer and what we all know what will be are two different things.

Life is about compromise.

[ + ] Anus_Expander

[ - ] Anus_Expander 0 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 19:35:05 ago (+0/-0)

Compromise is for the weak

[ + ] Anotherone

[ - ] Anotherone 0 points 10 monthsJun 21, 2024 19:37:50 ago (+0/-0)

No it is how shit gets done in a democracy.

Give and take is how it used to work before it became about party dominated branches of government.

[ + ] Anus_Expander

[ - ] Anus_Expander 0 points 10 monthsJun 22, 2024 00:46:29 ago (+0/-0)

Compromise...tolerance...apologizing...ALL fatal weaknesses that must be eradicated from White culture. Go forth, brutally.

[ + ] Anotherone

[ - ] Anotherone 1 point 10 monthsJun 22, 2024 00:51:12 ago (+1/-0)

That is not the principals this nation was founded on, and you should seek ones that do.

I suggest DRC, or any of those countries in mid to northern Africa.

They practice totalitarian government. Lots of civil war and clashes that end with bloodshed.

Here in white man's land we have democracy where we choose the best course of action and majority compromises with minority to enact law.

Pretty cool really

[ + ] Anus_Expander

[ - ] Anus_Expander 1 point 10 monthsJun 22, 2024 07:23:05 ago (+1/-0)

Majority compromises with minority...to further jew and nigger interests, yes

[ + ] Anotherone

[ - ] Anotherone 1 point 10 monthsJun 22, 2024 15:57:33 ago (+1/-0)

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts and the stupid ones are full of confidence.

A jew said that.

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