I'd bet a lot of your "crime and problems" are do to the fact that you legalized the grows to begin with.
The 3000+ illegal grows you already had don't like the competition.
that's an exceedingly interesting comment on so many levels.
drug dealers don't like competition. at least around here they don't. a lot of heists, killings, robberies, etc. occur because of it. turf wars.. they have territories and they defend them fiercely, to not do so would cause their demise as a successful, for profit orgn. they have families to feed, cars to buy, material goods to wear. gold & silver are an important part of the their everyday reprotorie, at least around here. the legals are actually taking food from the mouths of babes, due to their everyday dealings. that don't sit well with the gangs/drug purveyors, etc. this is a free market place, and it's being disrupted by the legal crew.
