The Future of Legal Marijuana Explained with Marijuana | Data Attack

Twenty-three states have decriminalized marijuana to some degree. And with privateer holdings investing nearly $82 million in weed startups, the industry is poised to pull in a lucrative—and legal—profit.
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The Future of Legal Marijuana Explained with Marijuana | Data Attack

Producer: Kornhaber Brown

Sources:
US States With Some Form of Legal Marijuana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_U.S._jurisdiction
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Privateer Holdings Investment (http://www.privateerholdings.com/updates/2015/4/7/privateer-holdings-closes-75-million-funding-round
)

Potential Size of Marijuana Industry:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/10/24/the-marijuana-industry-could-be-bigger-than-the-nfl-by-2020/
http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2010/03/legalize_mariju.html

Potential Size of Tax Revenue From Marijuana (http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/12/news/economy/colorado-marijuana-tax-revenue/
)

Impact on Mexican Drug Cartels (https://news.vice.com/article/legal-pot-in-the-us-is-crippling-mexican-cartels
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THC Amounts in US vs Mexican Marijuana (http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/12/01/367802425/legal-pot-in-the-u-s-may-be-undercutting-mexican-marijuana)

Medical Applications of Marijuana:
http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/features/medical-marijuana-uses
http://www.businessinsider.com/health-benefits-of-medical-marijuana-2014-4