Up until its legalization, marijuana has been a black-market business relying solely on cash. As the business moves out of the shadows and gets it rightful government oversight, new regulators have been hired to make sure laws are being followed. All of these regulators have no experience given the nature of the industry being brand new.
The result of this can sometimes be a perfect mixture for government corruption.
Many recent cases noted in Colorado and Washington have dealt with the issue of current or former marijuana regulators and their accusal of improper dealings within the industry of legal cannabis. This is shocking given that the two recreational marijuana states have the oldest recreational programs in the country, having weed legalized in defiance of federal law since 2012.
A few cases several years into marijuana’s legalization may not seem like a big deal to many, but all it takes is a few to make a large dent in the confidence behind a medical marijuana industry. This can also bring back the feeling that the industry is criminal and fuel many fears behind its illegitimacy.
One of the cases states that former Colorado marijuana enforcement officer Renee Rayton, is accused of helping pot growers grow plants for use in out-of-state sales.
After being accused, state investigators say that the former inspector quit her job and immediately went to work for the illegal pot ring, yielding an eight thousand dollar per month job.
In Washington, the state agency behind regulating marijuana recently fired an employee who controlled the leasing of land to a prospective pot grower.
The man behind the accusal is named Grant Bulski. Bulski was charged with leasing twenty-five acres of land to a marijuana entrepreneur for close to three-thousand dollars per month. The law forbidding this states that pot regulators cannot have a financial state in the businesses, however Bulski was not charged with any crime.
These may be just a few cases concerning the affects of the recreational marijuana, but all it takes is a few to take the public into believing the market is illegitimate. However, do some research and quickly find that the market has a history of legitimacy and medicinal benefit to all who use.
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