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In Texas, law enforcement officials are arresting more smurfs and loopers, according to
KABB FOX29. These people are creating illegal markets of illegal drugs âand the profit margins are huge as it relates to marijuana there,â Dante Sorianello, assistant special agent in charge of the DEA in San Antonio district, told
FOX29.
Potential supplies of legal cannabis are not so far away, including in Arizona, Nevada and California, or closer at hand illegally, including in Mexico.
Selling seven grams or less of weed in Texas could result in the seller receiving a misdemeanour charge, one year in jail and a $US2,000 ($2,520) fine. But advance to the big leagues, selling 50 to 2,000 pounds (23 to 907 kilograms), and that becomes a felony change with prison time of five to 99 years and a US$10,000 ($12,600) fine, notes the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.