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Re:Is Legal Pot Crippling Mexican Drug Trafficking Organisat... by Gibbon1 on Monday January 15, 2018 @04:45PM (#16153726)
Thing generally about pot and other drugs is, pot dealers generally do not traffic other drugs. One reason is the supply networks are different. With pot dealers usually deal with growers or a middle man directly. High level of trust, makes the business generally safe.

Other drugs you end up tapping into a deep network filled with really shady people. High chance of being ratted on, robbed, etc. Even for those dealers multiple drugs, generally multiple supply networks. Which is worse.

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Re:Is Legal Pot Crippling Mexican Drug Trafficking Organisat... by ams6110 on Monday January 15, 2018 @11:08PM (#16155746)
According to my kids, the kids selling weed at high school are also selling meth, acid, xanax, DMT, shrooms, etc.
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Re:Is Legal Pot Crippling Mexican Drug Trafficking Organisat... by flycaliguy on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @02:45AM (#16156491)
High School is also a unique market place with very low sales. You can offer a large variety of products when one bottle from your mom’s prescription is all you need to stock a product.
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Re:Is Legal Pot Crippling Mexican Drug Trafficking Organisat... by rootw0rm on Monday January 15, 2018 @11:56PM (#16155938)
As someone who's had his door kicked in by the cops, tens of pounds of buds seized, kilos of powder, along with stacks of cash, money counters, and firearms....i can tell you that high volume west coast bud/concentrate dealing is the same as, and often in concert with every other illicit thing a person may deal in. you're right about the trust tho, trust is a big thing.

although yes, i did deal with my growers directly.

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