China Rising in the Plains
By John Mac Ghlionn at Americanmind.org
A great article, particularly when certain people in North Carolina are pushing for the legalization of marijuana for whatever purposes they decide are fashionable. Everywhere it has happened, it invites cartels and criminals to use the “legal” status to do as they please anyway. The latest is Oklahoma, a Republican State, and yet the CCP and Cartels are ignoring “regulations” to create a black/evil market for themselves. - efd
Beijing has hijacked American openness.
A recent, rather sobering report by The Frontier highlights the presence of Chinese criminals, with blessings from Beijing, who exert a particularly strong influence in Oklahoma. In 2018, the authors note, criminal organizations turned their attention to Oklahoma following the approval of a ballot measure by the state’s voters, legalizing the cultivation and sale of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Importantly and troublingly, the legislation did not impose restrictions on the number of dispensaries or …