Message #176199

[Kiwithrottlejockey]

Ah, but it is a federal offence in the USA to transport marijuana across state lines.

Prior to the recent wildfires, the California state government was worried about the fact that the amount of legal marijuana being cultivated was four-times the estimated projected consumption by residents of California, which meant that 75% of the crop would probably be sold out-of-state and that would attract the attention of the feds. The Los Angeles Times published an article about those concerns a few weeks ago. However, as a result of the recent wild-fires (no doubt partly because of global warming and the resultant climate change) there will now be a marijuana shortage in California until the growers get up and running again. Which raises the prospect that growers in other states where marijuana is legal may be tempted to supply the California market, which would likewise attract the attention of the feds and put the heat on everybody.