Less than half of Los Angeles County's 1,481 cannabis stores are legal, illicit operators reopen weeks after closing

California has has been transaction with illegal cannabis the operators For decades. In just three month, from California Unified Cannabis Enforcement Intervention force (UCETF) grasped more that $53.62 million In illegal marijuana.

A recent report revealed that illegal producers are booming, destroy THE environment. All This has put THE legal California cannabis walk 'on THE edge of collapse.' THE State Department of Tax And Costs Administration just job first quarter sales And tax The figures developer THE the lowest quarter For marijuana sales Since THE second quarter of 2020.

A county seems has to have THE most difficulties In transaction with THE illicit cannabis walk. A recent Bench Research Center study Remarks that THERE. County accounts For A tenth of all Operating dispensaries In THE Golden State, with 1,481 dispensaries. According to has THE data Since THE California State Department of Cannabis Control For THE year END 2022, there were only 384 dispensaries with THE Licence, writing THE The bone Angeles Times.

In Can, law enforcement raided A used car concession turned illegal dispensary In Whiter. THE exit reported that THE illicit companies were open Again In several weeks.  

California second more people county And fifth people In THE WE. San Diego, on THE other hand, has had more success transaction with illegal operations. According to has THERE. Times, San Diego County authorities "to have all but stamp out THE black walk store fronts. » For what can't THE most people county In THE United States, THERE. County, TO DO THE the same?

According to has The lieutenant Jay Mousse of THE The sheriff Departments major narcotics unit It is because San Diego civil servants don't do it give up easily When confronted with "canvases of limit responsibility companies And fictional names.

"THE ultimate aim East has identify WHO THE business owner East who is responsible For running he as opposite has THE workers In THE building," Mousse said. "But that can be very difficult."

In 2021, San Diego County assigned almost $3 million has struggle against illegal dispensaries. THERE. County on THE other hand selected A different approach And instead of additional support staff they account on paid For of the sheriff department over time. San Diego County The sheriff Department Sgt. pseudo Backouris said THE exit that legal dispensary the owners to have has been proactive, Sometimes even deposit lawsuits that add challenges has their illegal competitors.

While San Diego County doesn't entirely eliminated illegal cannabis the operations, with delivery services allegedly socket on a lot illicit companies And smoke stores offer some products that imitate cannabis Or secretly contain THC, brick and mortar smugglers seem has be gone.

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