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The common denominator is that criminals appear to be taking advantage of laws legalizing marijuana in an attempt to fly under the radar to produce marijuana that’s sold in states where cannabis is illegal. The FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration are investigating any ties these operations might have to criminal syndicates including Chinese organized crime.

In Oklahoma, farms, empty nursing homes, bowling alleys and warehouses were transformed into marijuana production operations after voters legalized cannabis for medical use in 2018. Police began cracking down after realizing straw owners in China and Mexico were running many of the licensed operations, said Mark Woodward, spokesperson for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.

From what I heard the moisture really fucks up the house.

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What I’m gathering from that quote is: Legislation against cannabis is still feeding the Chinese and Mexican cartels and we’re doing nothing to stop it – well, chasing the effect rather than the cause.

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Or they’re only a part of it. Love the ambiguous words they use…

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