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Letters

Oct. 20, 2022

Bonta was right, over-taxation of cannabis is spurring illegal crops

Eugene M. Hyman

Judge (Ret.)
San Clara County Superior Court

Santa Clara Univ Law School

Eugene is a retired judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, where for 20 years he presided over cases in the criminal, civil, probate, family and delinquency divisions of the court. He has presided over an adult domestic violence court and in 1999 presided over the first juvenile domestic violence and family violence court in the United States.

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For the many reasons listed in the article, eradication efforts directed toward illegal marijuana growing in California are critically important (AG Renews Focus on Eradication Efforts in Legalized Cannabis Era, Daily Journal, Oct. 12).

Marijuana consumption and cultivation is legal in California, so why is there such a serious illegal growth problem in the state? The an...

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