WERE CRIMES COMMITTED BY PERSONS EMBOLDENED BECAUSE THE "ILLEGAL" DESIGNATION OF MARIJUANA PRODUCTION AND PRODUCERS DISENFRANCHISED GROWERS AND DEALERS

THAT INJUSTICE IS ANOTHER RESULT OF POLICE PREOCCUPATION WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AGAINST HONEST PEOPLE WORKING TO  PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA.

I HAVE WRITTEN EXTENSIVELY IN "MARIJUANA WARS" ABOUT EXTORTION. I AM SURE EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT RIPOFF ARTISTS AND BURGLAR THEFT.

I generated a backlash when I said that there was a matter of an illegal collusion by Dispensaries if they communicated with each other or coordinated in any way or even acted independently simultaneously when Marijuana prices dropped precipitously by 40% to 50% without the securing of a known and negotiated new pricing regime from the suppliers of Marijuana. Competition and Marketing Practices Regulations still apply, the violation of regulation through supplying Marijuana is a separate issue.