[omni_]

This is a good thing.

One of the main reasons that cannabis has failed to be fully legalized in California is because greedy dealers want the industry to stay small and contained. I remember seeing tons of "Vote No" signs in Mendocino and Sonoma counties regarding legalization (which are huge cultivation areas,) and have known many growers and distributors who were vehemently against legalizing it.

[ojbyrne]

Huge cultivation areas but very low population areas. According to [1] - those areas had no significant effect on the vote. But lobbying by Prison Guard and Police Unions, and Alcohol companies (!) did.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Humboldt-Life-Americas-Marijuana-Front...

[omni_]

According to Wikipedia, Sonoma County has over 483k residents. That's a "very low population" area?

[ojbyrne]

Actually from what little I know, Sonoma County isn't really part of the main weed growing region:

"The Emerald Triangle refers to a region in Northern California so named because it is the largest cannabis producing region in the United States. Mendocino County, Humboldt County, and Trinity County are the three counties in Northern California that make up this region."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Triangle

[ctdonath]

"Known many"?

[omni_]

Yes, I have known many growers. Not an exaggeration. I've grown up in this area.