Oklahoma Becomes An Illegal Marijuana Supply LeaderPosted by On


Oklahoma is now a leading supplier of illegal marijuana in the U.S., according to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.

Officials said this isn’t just a drug problem but a major safety issue.   

“They’re very good at what they do,” Mark Woodward, spokesman for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, said. “They know how to hide their operations. They know how to bury the paperwork.” 

To solve a magic trick, you have to know where to look. That’s the mission of Mark Woodward’s office and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.   

“Billions of dollars are going uncaptured onto the black market,” Woodward said. 

Exposing businesses that send illegal marijuana all over the country. They call them ghost owners because they operate under the guise of a medical marijuana business, but the person whose name is on the business has nothing to do with the business.  

Woodward’s office is investigating a quarter of Oklahoma’s licensed marijuana farmers. They’ve shut down 200 farms.   

“We’re just scratching the surface,” Woodward said. 

Woodward said shutting down a farm is not enough.   

“These criminal groups can replace those workers and plants within a matter of days,” Woodward said. 

Not to mention the plethora of human rights violations against the people who work for these farms. Many of whom are undocumented immigrants.   

“They’re promised a better life and then they’re basically working for slave wages and many of them aren’t getting…

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