California

Seriously.

The taxes and regulations are so ridiculously high that most are going back to underground.

The cost of permits and inspections have driven the few growers who have tried to do the right thing back underground. This I know for a fact. The ones who are doing everything legally and in an environmentally sensible way are losing their ass

The cost of a legal eighth is nearly twice the price of getting it from people I know.

They need to not tax it AT ALL for a couple of years, so that the people who want to be legal can start making a profit, and then tax it about 1/10th as much as they are now.

Both our state legislature and our local politicians have epitomized the stereotype of greedy, overtaxing politicians. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

It *HAS* to be significantly cheaper -AFTER ALL TAXES - than the illegal stuff or it's just a farce.

I don't care if they ARE mostly Democrats, we have a greedy, corrupt, and incompetent legislature and local governments.