Black market cannabis thrives in California despite legalization

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Black market cannabis thrives in California despite legalization

A funny thing happened on the way to cannabis legalization: illegal pot is still big business.In the decade since the first states legalized recreational marijuana, about half the country has moved to allow adults to buy regulated pot from authorized sources. But in some states, that's been more theory than practice.In New York, which legalized marijuana in 2021, retail sales are dominated by ubiquitous illegal "smoke shops," while the state str…