Violence Plagues California’s Illicit Cannabis Market, Deals Gone Wrong Prove Deadly

After six people were found murdered in the California desert last month following a dispute involving illegal marijuana, law enforcement officials across the state are warning of dangers associated with the illicit market. “It’s not your mom-and-pop shops, it’s all black market, big business, or the cartel organizations, criminal organizations that are doing this,” Shannon Dicus, San Bernardino sheriff, told The Epoch Times. “Or we wouldn’t be seeing the murders like [this].” A 911 call Jan. 23 resulted in the discovery of six individuals shot to death in the high desert of eastern San Bernardino County. Police found evidence of illicit marijuana dealing at the scene of the crime, and five of the bodies were burned....