Tag: economic fallout of marijuana legalization

Good News isn't Sexy: The Untold Story of How Many Growers are Willing to Sacrifice

Saturday, 22 May 2010, 10:39 am Kym Kemp 34 comments

The first story out of Humboldt County about the possible effects of the Tax Cannabis initiative painted growers as anti-legalization (and, of course, some are). However, a large number–over half in my experience–are pro legalization. HuMMAP (Humboldt Medical Marijuana Advisory Panel), an organization of growers and business people, consists almost entirely of people who–for various reasons– see the need for

Big Agribuisness not Humboldt Grower's Competitor in Near Future

Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:29 pm Kym Kemp 7 comments

Although much of the concern over legalization swirls around the fear of large international agribusiness co-opting marijuana, in fact, for many reasons, agribusinesses won’t be the growers immediate concern. According to an excellent series by CNBC (Check it out–I highly recommend it) Seed and agri-chemical maker Monsanto isn’t focused on [growing marijuana], says spokesman Darren Wallis, adding that even if