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Legal Marijuana Blooms into the Fastest-Growing Industry in America
Inc.Com ^ | Jan. 27, 2015

Posted on 01/28/2015 5:25:32 AM PST by Wolfie

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1 posted on 01/28/2015 5:25:32 AM PST by Wolfie
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To: Wolfie
The report by ArcView Market Research, the research arm of cannabis-focused angel investor network The ArcView Group, finds that the U.S. cannabis industry has a value of $2.7 billion.

It may be a fast growing industry, but it is still fragmented. It is also pump-and-dump paradise in the penny stock market.

2 posted on 01/28/2015 5:30:45 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Wolfie

Is this because there are more users or or more legal sales? BTW, I assume there is some increase in users.


3 posted on 01/28/2015 5:31:44 AM PST by umgud (I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
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To: Wolfie

How long until the Obama Administration starts rolling this into official economic stats?


4 posted on 01/28/2015 5:32:17 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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Big money, but all in cash. A lot of profit is eaten up by the problematic issues of having to maneuver that kind of green around.


5 posted on 01/28/2015 5:34:13 AM PST by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: Wolfie

Imagine if, when Prohibition was repealed, instead of shielding children from harmful exposure to alcohol, state and federal governments had essentially abandoned them to the glamour drinking culture.

We might have seen documentaries about the social problems by 1938. Socially conservative elements in society might have lamented the situation, given the fact that such conditions couldn’t have prevailed if there were an effective government of laws, not of men.

Eventually, society would have decayed to a film noir alternate reality like that in Dashiell Hammett’s horribly cynical “Red Harvest”. The American “City on a Hill” would be well on its way to the complete dominance of brute force portrayed in Alessandro Manzoni’s “The Betrothed”.

This is essentially the situation today, with the news announcement that the US Justice Department will not prosecute any marijuana crimes unless there is indication of organized crime infiltration—as happened in the Netherlands when cannabis and hashish possession for personal use were decriminalized.

The core issue is that underage users are most seriously impacted. There are no public discussions about the effects upon minors of the marijuana gray market. The only group with an organized platform of political agitation is the “medical” marijuana industry, which has substantial incentives for current conditions to remain as they are, including essentially unregulated use by minors.

MARIJUANA’S HARMFUL EFFECTS ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH
www.sacra-pizza-man.org/marijuanas-harmful-effects-on-child-and-adolescent-mental-health/

Differential Cognitive Functioning In 9-12 Years Olds Relative To Prenatal Cigarette And Marijuana Exposure

Prenatal marijuana exposure … was negatively related to executive function tasks www.sacra-pizza-man.org/executive-function-a-new-lens-for-viewing-your-child/ that require impulse control and visual analysis/hypothesis testing, and with a number of the intelligence subtests requiring these same abilities. … In utero exposure to marijuana may have a negative impact on aspects of neurocognitive competence that fall under the domain of executive function.

Neurocognitive Function In Clinically Stable Men With Bipolar I Disorder Or Schizophrenia And Normal Control Subjects

Within the bipolar group there was … a subset with significant [executive functioning] impairment.

[Children are not arbitrarily exempt from mental health issues that afflict adults.]

Marijuana And Mental Health

The strongest evidence links marijuana use and schizophrenia and/or related disorders. High doses of marijuana can produce an acute psychotic reaction … the onset or relapse of schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals … distorted perceptions, impaired coordination, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, and problems with learning and memory … problems in daily life or make a person’s existing problems worse … drug impaired several important measures of life achievement including physical and mental health, cognitive abilities, social life, and career status.

Cannabis Link To Mental Illness Strengthened
www.sacra-pizza-man.org/cannabis-link-to-mental-illness-strengthened-11212002/

Daily cannabis use was associated with a five-fold increased risk of depression at the age of 20. Weekly use was linked to a two-fold increase. The regular users were no more likely to have suffered from depression or anxiety at the start of the study.…The question about a direct pharmacological effect remains.

Pot Lowers I.Q. By 8 Points – PERMANENTLY
www.sacra-pizza-man.org/pot-lowers-i-q-by-8-points-permanently/

Teenagers who regularly smoke cannabis are putting themselves at risk of permanently damaging their intelligence, according to a landmark study. Starting smoking cannabis during one’s teens can have permanent effects on the brain, found researchers. An average person [suffering an 8 point loss] dropped far down the intelligence rankings, so that instead of 50 per cent of the population being more intelligent than them, 71 per cent were.

Longtime Marijuana Use Linked With Decreased Motivation
www.sacra-pizza-man.org/longtime-marijuana-use-linked-with-decreased-motivation/

People who smoke marijuana regularly over long periods of time tend to produce less of the brain chemical dopamine which is linked to motivation.

Is It Worth Losing Your Manhood? Marijuana Use May Increase Risk Of Testicular Cancer.
www.sacra-pizza-man.org/is-it-worth-losing-your-manhood/

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in young men ages 15 to 45 years. The malignancy is becoming more common … men with a history of using marijuana were twice as likely to have subtypes of testicular cancer called non-seminoma and mixed germ cell tumors. These tumors usually occur in younger men and carry a somewhat worse prognosis than the seminoma subtype.

Does Smoking Pot Cause Man [Breasts]?
www.sacra-pizza-man.org/does-smoking-pot-cause-man-breasts/

Gynecomastia, otherwise known as man [breasts] (or moobs for short), is caused by a hormone imbalance between testosterone and estrogen. When the ratio between testosterone and estrogen tips in favor of estrogen, the body responds by creating excessive breast tissue. Hence, man [breasts]. Animal studies have shown that exposure to the active ingredient in marijuana can result in a decrease in testosterone levels, a reduction of testicular size, and abnormalities in the form and function of sperm. Although the association between marijuana and gynecomastia hasn’t been conclusively proven, it appears very plausible. For this reason, the majority of plastic surgeons consulted routinely inquire with their gynecomastia patients about cannabis use and recommend they stop smoking pot immediately.


6 posted on 01/28/2015 5:38:21 AM PST by CharlesOConnell (CharlesOConnell)
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As America enters an era of neo pagan decadence, there will of course be clever people who will service the needs of the decadent and make money. A fertilizer salesman selling to marijuana growers won’t think twice when he buys his new car with his commissions. Nor do landlords who rent out storefronts for cash to drug dealers.


7 posted on 01/28/2015 5:42:36 AM PST by allendale
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To: CharlesOConnell

Yeah, because drinking certainly isn’t glamorized in our culture. Everything you posted above can be said about alcohol. So when do we make it illegal again?


8 posted on 01/28/2015 5:42:38 AM PST by Wolfie
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As long as they have their dope, stoners are easier to herd and less inclined to resist illegal government actions.


9 posted on 01/28/2015 5:43:58 AM PST by Iron Munro ("Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - Open Up!" "Must be another UPS delivery, honey.")
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To: CharlesOConnell
People who smoke marijuana regularly over long periods of time tend to produce less of the brain chemical dopamine which is linked to motivation.


10 posted on 01/28/2015 5:49:55 AM PST by Iron Munro ("Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - Open Up!" "Must be another UPS delivery, honey.")
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Perhaps zer0 will build a “Kilostone Pipeline” to transport America’s newest economic leader.....CHOOM!


11 posted on 01/28/2015 5:50:12 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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Q: How much has the hemp industry grown in states that have legalized marijuana?

That was the big sell for a long time.


12 posted on 01/28/2015 5:52:41 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: CharlesOConnell
instead of shielding children from harmful exposure to alcohol, state and federal governments had essentially abandoned them to the glamour drinking culture.

Some of us think that the moral upbringing of children is properly a function of parents, not of the state and federal governments.

I guess we're just weird that way.

13 posted on 01/28/2015 6:01:54 AM PST by Eric Pode of Croydon
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Pretty sure I don’t follow your question.


14 posted on 01/28/2015 6:32:07 AM PST by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: Eric Pode of Croydon
Some of us think that the moral upbringing of children is properly a function of parents, not of the state and federal governments.

Why do you believe them to be at odds?

15 posted on 01/28/2015 6:34:59 AM PST by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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America can be proud. We’ve gone from putting man on the moon to being number one at growing a weed to smoke. Cool!


16 posted on 01/28/2015 6:38:18 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (When the hell do I get MY white privilege? I'm tired of busting my @$$ for a living.)
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Because of nanny staters like you, tossing a grenade into a crib is now considered proper police work. The 4th amendment is dead because of drug warriors. It is for the children.


17 posted on 01/28/2015 6:49:47 AM PST by SpeakerToAnimals (I hope to earn a name in battle)
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To: Iron Munro
As long as they have their dope, stoners are easier to herd and less inclined to resist illegal government actions.

Aldous Huxley pointed this out back in 1931.

Others have been noticing this trend as well.

The Opiate of the Masses

18 posted on 01/28/2015 7:08:18 AM PST by DiogenesLamp
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Nice to see capitalism, supply/demand economics & states rights all in action.

With the bonus of reduced - unconstitutional searches & seizures, asset forfeitures without convictions, low-level drug cases clogging local courts, and law enforcement using Gestapo tactics.

19 posted on 01/28/2015 7:08:51 AM PST by gdani (Ebola exposed the U.S. as fearful, easy-to-manipulate weaklings)
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Because of nanny staters like you, tossing a grenade into a crib is now considered proper police work.

What, no blame for the Parents who ran a drug house?

That incident was a tragic mistake, but not to dopers. It is exactly the sort of thing they look for with glee so they can push their narrative.

20 posted on 01/28/2015 7:11:03 AM PST by DiogenesLamp
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