For a very long time, the specter of costs from Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act has been hanging over the heads of hashish companies. It now appears extra practical than ever as circumstances have come up each in Arkansas and California in opposition to official hashish companies. For those who have no idea, the US RICO Act got here to be in 1970 when it was designed in opposition to high-profile mob bosses. It has since been modified to incorporate a variety of unlawful companies akin to slavery, playing, racketeering, playing and different unlawful actions.