Puerto Rico betting on medical marijuana to help ease crisis

[Guntrader]

So they are going to produce medical marijuana to boost the economy?
Reminds me of Tommy Chong.
"I buy my weed for $10 and sell it to myself for $20. I'm my biggest customer."



https://apnews.com/ef52a9e5ed484df4baf7 ... ase-crisis

Jesus Aponte pushes a door open to reveal hundreds of aromatic, spiky green plants, a crop that Puerto Rico hopes will help it ease a grinding economic crisis by generating millions in revenue and tens of thousands of jobs.

“This is an economic niche that we can grab on to,” he said, though he added, “A lot of people told me, ‘What are you doing with your life? You’re throwing away your future.’”

[Captain90s]

The money is there....

Seriously, the market for legalized pot is huge. In the first two years since Washington legalized pot, sales exceeded $1 Billion. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/8/marijuana-sales-washington-top-1-billion-report/

[Guns4Liberty]

The money is there....

Seriously, the market for legalized pot is huge. In the first two years since Washington legalized pot, sales exceeded $1 Billion. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/8/marijuana-sales-washington-top-1-billion-report/

It's true, the money is there. The billion dollar question is whether Free People will make smart choices about consumption of intoxicants. With alcohol, we already know that they don't. But that's the double-edged sword of Liberty - we are free to be idiots if we so choose. As a libertarian, I say legalize the shit out of it and make all the money you can. Besides, it's unconstitutional for the feds to prohibit it. It's a States' (or Territories') rights issue.

[Captain90s]

Well, it's a good thing that pot has been proven to be less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, then..

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311234/

[OhShoot!]

From the picture it looks like they need to work on their botany skills before they make any big promises.

[mancat]

Puerto Rico's problem is corruption and this won't solve it.

I'm glad I don't travel there any more as part of my job.