California Legalized Weed Five Years Ago. Why Is the Illicit Market Still Thriving?
3rd November 2021
In the places that do allow pot shops and grows, business owners say high taxes, the limited availability of licenses, and expensive regulatory costs have put the legal market out of reach. And many of the Black and brown entrepreneurs who were supposed to benefit from legalization have actually ended up losing money. Meanwhile, consumers remain confused about what’s legal and what’s not.
Once again, government is the problem rather than the solution.