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by bcOpus 2730 days ago
And of course that black market is on average actually cheaper, often by 2x than the “legal” sources. Nobody gets taxed for growing a little on the side, or buying on the black market. As usual local greed is strangling an emerging market with the potential to net billions. As usual small operators are kept behind until the big boys (Altria et al) can dominate the market and slash prices and quality.

IMO that’s what this is about; a delaying game until federal laws change and the multi nations can take over.