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Better margins.
I saw a documentary on a gang in Denver. One of the leaders said they don't sell weed anymore because everybody else is selling it. It isn't worth it.
Running a legit business has risk too. More competition. You gotta pay all these expenses and you may not even get any money back. When you steal, anything you sell is a profit.
"You take a two hundred dollar case of booze and you sell it for a hundred. It doesn't matter. It's all profit." - Goodfellas
After they get the cash, they have a bankroll to open a business and even use the legit business to launder.
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