Active Legal Production in Washington State Part V: The shortage is not the story

AUGUST 4, 2014 BY DOMINIC CORVA

Part V of this series turns our attention to the notion that I-502 is meant to eliminate the black market right away, and that it is sensible to judge the existing state of legal market capture by whether it is in fact making a dent in illegal cannabis markets.

These notions are wrong. The shortage is not the story, and it doesn’t matter at all in the short and medium turn how quickly legal cannabis markets develop in order for I-502 to realize its most important social goal.

Why isn’t the shortage the story?

http://cannabisandsocialpolicy.org/active-legal-production-in-washington-state-part-v-the-shortage-is-not-the-story/