“There’s always the hope that states function as laboratories of democracy, and when one state does something that makes sense and seems to work, that other states will adopt it,” says Davis. “Arrests went way down, overdoses didn’t change: To me, that’s an improvement over the previously existing system.”
Unfortunately the Cartels have begun to diversify their portfolios into “legitimate business.”
Avocado farms are apparently getting squeezed really hard for “protection fees” now.