""Eight times more marijuana is cultivated illegally than through approved channels. It's a far cry from the vision of Prop. 64, the 2016 ballot initiative that promised to legitimize the lucrative cannabis industry and usher in the end of the War on Drugs.""
""It was packaged as a free lunch. There are no free lunches.""
""State data shows neither happened. Predictions of marijuana increasingly finding its way into the hands of children and stoned drivers causing more traffic collisions did not materialize.""
For decades, marijuana laws have been used to justify the incarceration of non-violent citizens, particularly minorities. Despite claims of public safety and moral decay, the illegal marijuana market thrives, with eight times more marijuana cultivated illegally than legally. California's Prop. 64 aimed to legitimize the cannabis industry but has not achieved its goals. Predictions of increased access to children and more traffic accidents due to marijuana use have not materialized, according to state data.
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