Total sales of marijuana in the US are estimated to be worth $50 billion when black market sales are taken into account. Marijuana is a lucrative business. An acre of marijuana is estimated to be worth in the region of $1 million. The next profitable crop is wine grapes, coming in at $200,000. Many farmers are making the switch from traditional plants to cannabis, and with good reason. With both recreational and medical marijuana set to become a reality in many more states, there are huge profits to be made.…
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Weed Weddings Are the Latest Trend, And They Are Every Stoner’s Dream
It looks like marijuana is set to be accepted across the world. Canada will soon be the first of only two countries to have legalized recreational marijuana, paving the way for others to do the same. Marijuana is going to be a huge industry, if it isn’t already, and there are many new trends and products emerging as businesses gear up to cannabis legalization. Marijuana Weddings One new trend which is catching on is marijuana weddings. Traditionally people were limited to alcohol when it came to weddings, as this was…
Read MoreIs Marijuana Linked to Death from High Blood Pressure?
The public are becoming increasingly aware of all of the benefits of marijuana. It has been successfully linked to the treatment of multiple conditions, as well as the obvious and self-explanatory advantages – relaxation, pain management, stress relief and increased appetite. Most consider that marijuana is completely 100% safe and that with marijuana legalization all medical issues are going to vanish. However, there are reported downsides and recent studies have suggested issues with the use of medical marijuana. Marijuana and High Blood Pressure A new study has revealed that use…
Read MoreTotal Marijuana Demand Tops Ice Cream In US
In California, it is estimated that marijuana sales will top $5 Billion in the US. California is set to have the highest marijuana consumption in the USA, easily topping Colorado and Washington, where sales were roughly $1 Billion each last year. It is no secret that marijuana demand is going to be huge, and that increased numbers of cannabis users will be reported with the ease of use that comes with marijuana legalization. Total Marijuana Demand Beats Ice Cream To put the marijuana craze into perspective, marijuana is set to…
Read MoreHow American Marijuana Legalization Is Changing the Canadian Border
Recreational marijuana is now legal in 8 US states, and medical marijuana is legal in 29. However, it is still illegal to transport marijuana across state borders. This is the case even when two adjacent states have both legalized marijuana. To carry marijuana across state borders is a violation of federal law, whether it is carried in person or via the Post. The Canada-American Marijuana Problem But to make matters worse, the problem extends across state boundaries all the way to Canada. There have been past cases where Canadian residents…
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