I think comparing pot growing to slavery is a bit much.
Regardless, the people of California have voted by majority to decide how pot should be grown, sold, and taxed. You can disagree with it all you want, but unless you want to change the minds of the residents of CA and get it changed, this is how it is.
Illegal pot farms have been damaging public and private lands in northern CA for years, and now we have a legal framework to let people grow in an environmentally-sound way. There's also been a ton of violence involved in illegal pot farming. A legal framework could, and most likely will, make that safer.
It would be great if growers could get their work done in a sustainable, non-violent manner, but apparently they can't. So they get rules. And I have no problem with those who don't follow them getting fined or jailed.
Regardless, the people of California have voted by majority to decide how pot should be grown, sold, and taxed. You can disagree with it all you want, but unless you want to change the minds of the residents of CA and get it changed, this is how it is.
Illegal pot farms have been damaging public and private lands in northern CA for years, and now we have a legal framework to let people grow in an environmentally-sound way. There's also been a ton of violence involved in illegal pot farming. A legal framework could, and most likely will, make that safer.
It would be great if growers could get their work done in a sustainable, non-violent manner, but apparently they can't. So they get rules. And I have no problem with those who don't follow them getting fined or jailed.