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A gritty true-crime memoir about what happened when medical marijuana legalization collided with raids, corruption, betrayal, the IRS, and the pot tax.
The war on weed did not end. It changed uniforms.
Capone Of Cannabis tells the story of Ryan Richmond, a Michigan medical marijuana pioneer who entered an industry voters were told was legal, regulated, and built around patients — only to face raids, informants, political pressure, courtroom attacks, and eventually the IRS.
This is not a polished legalization victory lap. It is the story behind the headlines: how state protection gave way to local power, how raids became financial warfare, and how the government used the tax code — specifically IRS Code 280E — as the final weapon.
For readers drawn to true crime, political corruption, courtroom drama, cannabis history, and underdog stories, Capone Of Cannabis exposes the machinery behind the marijuana industry’s early years — and the people who paid the price before legalization became a business model.
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In Michigan, medical marijuana was supposed to be legal. Voters approved it. Patients depended on it. Entrepreneurs stepped forward to build it. But behind the promise of legalization came raids, task forces, asset seizures, political pressure, and a government machine that refused to let go.
Ryan Richmond was there at the beginning, building one of Michigan’s first licensed medical marijuana dispensaries. What followed was not the story America was sold. It was a story of betrayal, corruption, courtroom battles, and a tax code used like a weapon.
Capone Of Cannabis is a true-crime memoir about legalization, power, and the price paid by the people who went first. The war on weed did not end. It got better branding.