re: Pot growers in California staying illegal to avoid high taxes and regulations

quote:

---

overnment greed and overregulation have made it easier and more practical to remain illegal

---

As someone posted earlier, this happened in Colorado too, except it took a couple years

I have a good friend who was working a side hustle for an illegal grower outside Ft Collins right as they were passing their laws. As it became legal, they switched their operation to a licensed, legal grow. After about 2 years, the hassle and headache and burdening costs became so suffocating, they shut down their legal operation and went back to operating off the radar.

He said the legalization in Colorado sent the market in neighboring Kansas thru the roof and too good to pass up

You cant dismiss market forces. As long as legalization rolls out slowly in piece-meal fashion, it'll take decades before market equilibrium