FEDERAL MARIJUANA LAWS AND THEIR CRIMINAL IMPLICATIONS ON CULTIVATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND PERSONAL USE IN CALIFORNIA

摘要

In 2007, California produced $36.6 billion in cash farm receipt revenue, the highest in the nation. However, this total does not include California's marijuana production, which is actually California's biggest cash crop at $14 billion per year. In 1996, California legalized medical marijuana and currently $200 million a year in medical marijuana salesare subject to sales tax. However, outside of medical marijuana, Mexican drug cartels monopolize the marijuana market.