Marijuana: The Biggest Cash Crop
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Marijuana: The Biggest Cash Crop
Marijuana Production in the United States (2006)
Drugscience.org
Based on a comparison with average production values of other crops from 2003 to 2005 marijuana is the top cash crop in 12 states, one of the top 3 cash crops in 30 states, and one of the top 5 cash crops in 39 states. [23] Marijuana is the largest cash crop in Alaska, Alabama, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. (See Table 8 below.)
Domestic marijuana production often takes place in marginal areas not usually associated with agricultural production. In addition to indoor cultivation in trailers, closets, basements, and attics marijuana is grown outdoors along fence lines, in forests, on other public lands, in undeveloped rural countryside areas, and on other parts of private land generally inaccessible and unseen by the public.
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Ah, so if they legalize it they will tax and regulate it to use as another revenue stream for Empire.
Isn’t the cash value of marijuana this survey uses highly inflated because it is illegal? Supposing it was widely legalized, the sale price of marijuana would fall way down and it would no longer top this list… or even be on it?
Brian:
Absolutely. I am assuming that part of legalization is that the gross value will drop dramatically but the taxing authorities believe they can get a bigger piece, so to speak. I would love to learn more about what the “inner” economics are for the municipalities and other constituents locally.
Catherine
Thanks for putting up this statistic. I recall the Obama “town hall” meeting a couple months ago. Citizens were asked to email in their questions and apparently a great many asked about legalizing Cannabis. Obama chuckled at the question, and gave his answer. “No.” He didn’t think that was a good way to grow the economy. I was appalled that such an obvious question rates little more than sniggers from our highest officials. Perhaps it would not grow the economy, but it certainly would bring more justice to our nation. As we jail several times more people than even China.
Actually, I just received an email yesterday stating that the Obama administration had received more feedback on legalizing marijuana–before, during, and after the campaign–than on any other issue and was going to be looking at it as a result. So it is on the radar screen.
It makes me sick to think about how all that matters to anyone anymore is MONEY$$$ Is this the meaning of life? Is this why we’re here on this planet? Is this to be the goal of our meager existences? How gross. How sad. How demoralizing.