Officials suspect pot grown legally in Oregon and other marijuana states is also being smuggled out, and the trafficking is putting America’s multibillion-dollar marijuana industry at risk.
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Arizona’s Prop 205 Supporters Expect Legalization to Damage Drug Cartels
In Arizona, marijuana advocates expect legalization to decrease smuggling and damage drug cartels, according to CBSNews.com. Arizonans will vote in November 2016 on Proposition 205, which could legalize recreational marijuana, which supporters say will expose drug cartels to business competition.
Minnesota Investigating Vireo Health in Possible Smuggling Scheme
According to Lohud.com, recent court records show that Vireo Health, parent company of Minnesota Medical Solutions and Vireo Health New York, has been accused of illegally taking approximately $500,000 of medical cannabis oil from Minnesota and smuggling it into New York.
Federal Marijuana Smuggling is Declining in the Era of Legal Weed
It’s become a familiar lament in the age of legal marijuana: Weed from places like Colorado and Washington is making its way all over the country, creating headaches for law enforcement.
USA Today Accidentally Labels Wyoming as Marijuana Smuggling State
On May 17, 2016, USA Today published an article titled, “When smuggling Colo. pot, not even the sky’s the limit,” including a map that mislabeled Wyoming as Colorado, with arrows pointing from Wyoming to the surrounding that have intercepted marijuana from Colorado.
7 Tons of Marijuana Seized From 800-Yard Tunnel
Seven tons of marijuana were seized from an 800-yard drug-smuggling tunnel running between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, Calif., UPI reported. The discovery of the tunnel, the seizure of the drugs, and about six arrests were announced Wednesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
Colorado’s Cannabis Pains Nebraska’s Cops
One of the reasons why Colorado regulators cap marijuana production is to prevent a huge surplus of marijuana. If there was a huge surplus of marijuana, then it would be much easier for those in the illicit drug trade to smuggle it out of the state.