Garcia Hand Picked Pulls Out Of The California Market
Extreme regulations and taxes have forced the brand out
A marijuana brand bearing the name of one of the world’s most famous stoners has pulled out of California as the state’s cannabis taxes gut legal operations and allow the black market to thrive.
Garcia Hand Picked – founded by the relatives of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia – removed its products and operations from California as the state’s laws coupled with Federal taxes have left legitimate producers paying as much as 80 percent in taxes.
As businesses jump through hurdles to produce and sell marijuana, black market operations and illegal farms have managed to operate without legal barriers and undercut the efforts of legitimate markets.
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