Marijuana top US cash crop

[jocefus]

<p>&nbsp;<br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061218/us_nm/usa_marijuana_dc" target="_blank" title="U.S. growers produce nearly $35 billion ">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061218/us_nm/usa_marijuana_dc</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>U.S. growers produce nearly $35 billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug the country's largest cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat combined </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by jocefus on 12-18-06 @ 6:09 PM</span>

[PapaBear]

It haa been for years.

[suggums]

<strong>jocefus</strong> wrote:<br /><p> <br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061218/us_nm/usa_marijuana_dc" target="_blank" title="U.S. growers produce nearly $35 billion ">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061218/us_nm/usa_marijuana_dc</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>U.S. growers produce nearly $35 billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug the country's largest cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat combined </p> <span class="post_edited">This message was edited by jocefus on 12-18-06 @ 6:09 PM</span><p>&nbsp;for what, like the 40th year in a row? </p>

[Snacks]

so its illegal so why do they produce that much and where does it all go? They should ust make it legal here.

[PapaBear]

<strong>Snacks</strong> wrote:<br />so its illegal so why do they produce that much <strong>and where does it all go?</strong> They should ust make it legal here. <p><img src="http://www.drbongs.com/product_descriptions/bongs/images/glass_bong_bong-42_big.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="360" /></p>

[johnniewalker]

<p>I always figured it was corn, with ethanol getting to be a huge business.&nbsp;&nbsp; How about the last statement the guy made.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&quot;He said more American teens were in treatment centers for marijuana dependency than for all other drugs combined&quot;</p><p>Where is this at?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

[keithy_19]

Use it for medical uses and make so expensive like all other prescription drugs.

[ralphbxny]

<p>I'd buy pot before soy beans or other Veggies.</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>i was talking with a co-worker a little earlier about this and the first question that came to mind is &quot; how the heck do they know how much was sold and bought &quot; and if they know about it why aren't they arresting the people or eliminating the crop?. something just don't smell right...</p><p>i don't see anyway they could even come up with a close estimate. but what does it matter anyway. they know alot of people like it and they have little problem getting it. they can probably estimate the revenue it brings in for the justice system and the money spent to hire police,&nbsp;and house prisoners.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Snoogans]

<strong>keithy_19</strong> wrote:<br />Use it for medical uses and make so expensive like all other prescription drugs.<p>&nbsp;what do you think its the government growing all this? If they did that,people would continue to grow it themselves, and that would stop nothing. </p>

[Snoogans]

<strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><p>i was talking with a co-worker a little earlier about this and the first question that came to mind is &quot; how the heck do they know how much was sold and bought &quot; and if they know about it why aren't they arresting the people or eliminating the crop?. something just don't smell right...</p><p>i don't see anyway they could even come up with a close estimate. but what does it matter anyway. they know alot of people like it and they have little problem getting it. <strong>they can probably estimate the revenue it brings in for the justice system and the money spent to hire police, and house prisoners.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;if anything, i think marijuana being illegal costs the government money. it costs money to keep prisoners and have the extra cops, andsince the government isnt exatly seeing tax dollars from this, just not arresting people would save them money, not even going into the money they could make letting it be sold in stores</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[El Mudo]

<strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><p>i was talking with a co-worker a little earlier about this and the first question that came to mind is &quot; how the heck do they know how much was sold and bought &quot; and if they know about it why aren't they arresting the people or eliminating the crop?. something just don't smell right...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ever listened to the song &quot;Copperhead Road&quot;?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Those are some DANGEROUS places to go mess around in...especially back in the hills&nbsp;</p>

[PapaBear]

<strong>johnniewalker</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I always figured it was corn, with ethanol getting to be a huge business.&nbsp;&nbsp; How about the last statement the guy made.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&quot;He said more American teens <font size="2"><strong>were in treatment centers for marijuana dependency</strong></font> than for all other drugs combined&quot;</p><p>Where is this at?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>What the hell is marijuana <em>dependency</em>? I've never known anyone to be addicted to pot. I've never seen anyone go through withdrawals from not having pot. Sure... they wish they had it, but they're not addicted to it.</p>

[Rutger__Hauer]

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[shittyhambrgers]

<strong>PapaBear</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>johnniewalker</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I always figured it was corn, with ethanol getting to be a huge business. How about the last statement the guy made. </p><p>&quot;He said more American teens <font size="2"><strong>were in treatment centers for marijuana dependency</strong></font> than for all other drugs combined&quot;</p><p>Where is this at? </p><p>What the hell is marijuana <em>dependency</em>? I've never known anyone to be addicted to pot. I've never seen anyone go through withdrawals from not having pot. Sure... they wish they had it, but they're not addicted to it.</p><p> i smoke daily... if i stop, i'll get insomnia, night sweats, loss of appetite for a few days. it sucks but it's managable; i'm not going to rob/kill people to get pot. i stop smoking when i'm interviewing for jobs and shit. </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by shittyhambrgers on 12-18-06 @ 8:53 PM</span>