California’s cannabis black market thrives despite legalization

Five years after cannabis was legalized in California, black market transactions like this one — where no one pays any taxes, and the product is not regulated — remain commonplace.
“Legal shops are too expensive,” the 27-year-old tells AFP, as he lights up…
Los Angeles (AFP) Omar Buddakey emerges from a nondescript building in Los Angeles with a joint in his hand. Five years after cannabis was legalized in California, black market transactions like this…