Captives of Cannabis: Marijuana black market tied to international organized crime?

NBC News’ Jacob Soboroff takes an in-depth look into the illegal marijuana industry across the U.S. and its potential ties to international organized crime and human trafficking. This report follows Jacob’s year-long “Captives of Cannabis” investigation.

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[swisstopia]

When legal weed prices are at $100 per quarter ounce or more, the black market becomes a competitor.

[jasonhiggins]

Im only 2:38 into the video and i see the problem.. while legalizing they have made it impossible to become a farmer or grower unless you already are wealthy enough to afford the loopholes and line the right pockets.. lets see if im still near dead on by the end

[lukewilliams]

In illinois, to become a grower you must pay $150, 000 a year to keep your grow license. Not counting the $1 - $2 million dollars it costs to set up the building and keep in line with regulations. Only corporations own and run dispensaries in illinois. It’s too expensive for a person who ACTUALLY CARES about the plant and doesn’t produce mid bud at insane prices like the dispo

[steven]

If Rachel Maddow and Stephen Colbert had a son...

[machadofilm]

Just federally legalize it... Those dollars can go toward taxes instead of criminals

[geraldgarrett]

Legal Herb? What a joke. Wish it were true. Here in Texas disabled vets get locked up for smoking herb for medicine.

[lightskinlove]

THOSE WORKERS ARE LYING! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING INTO DEALING WITH THE CRIMINAL WORLD. DO YOU THINK THEY HAVEN'T PRACTICED WHAT TO SAY WHEN THEY GET CAUGHT TO SEEM INNOCENT??? THOSE WORKERS COULD ACTUALLY BE THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE FOR ALL THEY KNOW!

[rica]

The legalization to grow marijuana, along with Bidet's open borders and lack of prosecution has caused this.

[blmtrejureydepourtment]

It's so funny they sabotaged the industry with taxation and banking regulations😅

[TomW-ksgp]

Admit it, weed is harmful. These workers should be punished enough, after which the workers and owners should be exiled even if they got the us citizenship.

[leeadickes]

Biden could just have it take off the list of controlled substances.

[tomcassidy]

oklahoma could not figure out this would happen ?

[NoRRiS]

Legalize and we wont have organized crime in cannabis

[hindsightcapital]

just deregulate it. make licenses more obtainable. the market will work itself out and weed out all the illegal grows

[randallhayes]

Black market will always be here until they legalize it completely so they can have decent prices I use cannabis everyday most of mine comes off the street because I cannot afford those jacked up dispensary prices. I'm in Mississippi should I say more.

[zacharywilliams]

Marijuana could be currency… just saying.

[buzz]

Ive never had legal weed in me life so I cannot compare it to fed regulated weed.😊🇺🇸✌🏻🍻

[b.t.]

Look at all the organized crime linked to alcohol. Oh wait. There isn't any anymore. Hmmm, maybe we should legalize weed in the same way we legalize alcohol. Over regulation and this propaganda fueled illogical fear surrounding cannabis needs to end. Smoke an 8th instead of drinking a 5th.

[JohnDoe-cviw]

wild seeing this.. my asian mother in law worked for a russian guy growing weed all summer, in the end she never got paid :\ :\ if i lived in california i would kicked his door in

[jasonhiggins]

Court system nor law enforcement is burdened over the other corporate bs they guard