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Local Politicians Ignore the Underbelly of the Marijuana Industry

By Andy Caldwell

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Jul 20, 2025
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Local Politicians Ignore Ugly Underbelly of the Pot Business

As the saying goes, our elected officials are entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts. Pretty much every single South County politico, including Supervisors Lee, Hartman and Capps, Congressman Salud Carbajal, and District Attorney John Savrnoch, to name just a few, has expressed…

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