2024-10-24
50 分钟There are a lot of reasons, including heavy regulations, high taxes, and competition from illegal weed shops. Most operators are losing money and waiting for Washington to get out of the way. In the meantime, it’s not that easy being green. (Part two of a four-part series.)
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Apple Card and Savings by Goldman Sachs Bank USA Salt Lake City Branch Member FDIC terms and more@applecard.com so how quickly did the US change its mind on cannabis?
Here is Ronald Reagan when he was running for president in 1980.
Marijuana, pot, grass, whatever you want to call it, is probably the most dangerous drug in the United States, and we haven't begun to find out all of the ill effects.
Cannabis was illegal back then and remained so for years.
How about today?
The vast majority of Americans support some form of legalization and cannabis is fully legal in 24 states.
It's sold in 14 more for medical use, although to be honest, the medical tag is often a very small fig leaf.
Oklahoma, for instance, leads the US in per capita cannabis dispensaries, and it is one of those 14 states that allows only medical use.