There are many illegal marijuana farms, but federal agents targeted California's biggest legal one
There are many illegal marijuana farms, but federal agents targeted California's biggest legal one
There are many illegal marijuana farms, but federal agents targeted California's biggest legal one
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are thousands of illegal marijuana farms around the country.
But when the federal government decided to stage one of its largest raids since President Donald Trump took office in January, it picked the biggest legal grower in California.
Nearly two weeks later, the reason for the federal raid at two Glass House farm sites northwest of Los Angeles remains unclear and has prompted speculation. Some say the raid was intended to send a chilling message to immigrants in the U.S. illegally — but also to rattle the state’s legal cannabis industry.
Meanwhile, the Republican Trump administration has been feuding with heavily Democratic California over funding for everything from high-speed rail construction to wildfire relief, so it’s also possible Glass House was pulled into a broader conflict between the White House and Sacramento.
“There are plenty of other places they can go to find illegal workers,” said political consultant Adam Spiker, who advises cannabis companies. “A lot of people believe there is a hint of politics in this. It’s federal enforcement coming into California to go after cannabis.”
Its still not legal at the federal level, its just not criminalized at the state/local level. This was always a possibility.
It's how I knew the current political system was a joke before the mask came off of either party. -If neither major party intends to legalize cannabis when it's so broadly supported by the public, and yet so trivial to public health, then what hope can we hold that anything more meaningful, or difficult will pass? -Don't answer that. It's rhetorical.
Someone explained it a while back. Politicians won't legalize it nationwide because they know people will still vote for them. Which is exactly what has been happening for years.
If they legalize it their reelection chances go down.
That is why people can't have nice things. It's a popularity contest but not for the people. It's for the politicians. 77 million Republican voters thought Trump in office again was a higher priority than low priced legal weed.
The Biden administration was in the process of federally legalizing cannabis through the proper regulatory channels, but couldn't finish in time before his term ended.
Well, it is codified legal at the state level, not just decriminalized. But yes, the feds can ignore it due to it being federally illegal. They're just trying to show California who's boss. They could easily go after grow operations in the numerous other states where pot is legal, but they're choosing to fuck with California just because they can. Same reason why they're targeting immigration enforcement on blue cities and leaving the red states alone. Cruelty and all that.
They could also go after the illegal grow ops in CA, some of which are literally still ran by the cartels.