Marijuana Blackmarket


Marijuana in California: How the state’s legalization of weed has not destroyed the black market
Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, 2020, August 2

RMHIDTA Colorado Drug Task Forces (10) conducted 294 investigations of blackmarket marijuana in Colorado resulting in:
•168 felony arrests
•5.54 tons of marijuana seized
•86,502 marijuana plants seized
•21 different states the marijuana was destined
• Seizures of marijuana reported to the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) in Colorado
increased 48% from an average of 174 parcels (2009-2012) when marijuana was
commercialized to an average of 257 parcels (2013-2020) during the time recreational
marijuana become legalized…

Southern Oregon Hemp Testing Reveals Large Amounts Of Illicit Marijuana
Jefferson Public Radio By Erik Neumann2021, September 23

Fifty-four percent of the farms licensed to grow hemp that were inspected by state officials were found to be growing illegal marijuana, according to Richard Evans, senior director of licensing and compliance with OLCC, who presented information to the commission…


Marijuana in California: How the state’s legalization of weed has not destroyed the black market
CBS News, 2020, August 2

When voters legalized marijuana three years ago, advocates said illegal operations would be pushed out and the state would make hundreds of millions in tax revenue. So far, those dreams have not panned out…

National Drug Threat Assessment,
Drug Enforcement Administration, 2019, December
Pages 77-89

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit
drug in the United States. The popularity of marijuana use, the demand for increasingly potent marijuana and marijuana products, the potential for substantial profit, and the perception of little risk entice diverse traffickers and criminal organizations to cultivate and distribute illegal marijuana throughout the United States…