Hello, im in for juliette. Just a few days away from 4 20, which is the unofficial holiday celebrating marijuana. But its coming in a time when a lot of legal pot businesses are barely squeezing by. California is still the Worlds Largest market for legalized recreational marijuana. But it has been struggling. The state reported just over 5 billion in total cannabis sales last year. Sounds like a lot, but thats actually down for the second year in a row. Now some local counties are realizing legal pot is not the moneymaker they hoped it would be. Sonoma county gave their businesses a tax break as they talked to one grower who says they shouldnt be taxed at all. Reporter a lot of growers in rural areas thought this was their chance to go legit, but thinks did not work out as expected. Its the taxes being charged by the county thats driving a lot of cannabis providers back into the shadows. As he ducks into his cannabis nursery, eric pearson examines the growing stock for next years crop.
I do remember when they put up the lights and it was so beautiful. I love driving by it. It is magical. Reporter shes a volunteer with the lake merritt breakfast club. A Community Group that cares for the lake and the necklace of lights. I took great pride in them. Then when i started noticing they were down, i was traumatized. Yep. Reporter today Oakland Public Works employees were out at the lake putting up temporary poles and lights. A city of ten original poles are damaged or missing. Some of the poles came down when trees fell on the lights during the recent storms. The others were vandalized, cut off at the base, and wires had been ripped out or damaged from 34 curb electrical boxes, possibly to steal the copper. Replicate what they had to make it out of a metal that is not something that thieves would like. We cant keep up our beautiful jewel, then, you know, hope is lost sort to speak. I think the lake is an incredible amenity for oakland. Something i love about living here. I
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