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By comparison, a November 2013 report (
http://www.arcviewmarketresearch.com
) by ArcView Market Research, a San Francisco–based investor group that studies the legal marijuana industry in the United States, assessed the 2013 legal U.S. market alone to generate about $1.53 billion, with $10.2 billion forecast for the legal market by 2018.

Connect with the rapper Redman via his website:
http://redmansworld.com
.

A compelling essay about the possible appearance of cannabis in the Bible is found in chapter 2, “Early/Ancient History,” by Chris Bennett, in
The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis, Its Role in Medicine, Politics, Science, and Culture,
edited by Julie Holland, MD (Rochester, VT: Park Street Press, 2010). Some of Bennett's provocative essays appear online: “Kaneh Bosm: Cannabis in the Old Testament” (
http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/1090.html
), “Cannabis and the Christ” (
http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/1301.html
), and numerous others:
http://www.forbiddenfruitpublishing.com/Chris/Writings
. I should add that rebuttals to Bennett's theories are easily found as well.

15. The New Marijuana Economy

Admittedly, both of the stories—of the illegal grow and the Dopp kit at the airport—related to me were anecdotal, but according to the article “Legalization Complicate Police Marijuana Investigations in Colorado” by John Ingold,
Denver Post,
July 14, 2014, (
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_26147592/legalization-complicates-police-marijuana-investigations-colorado
), local police are occasionally hesitant to seize and destroy marijuana from grows that they suspect are illegal, for fear of civil prosecution at a later time if they are wrong. It is unclear how prevalent this development is.

At the same time that editorials in newspapers such the
New York Times
(July 27, 2014) are calling for legalization on the federal level (
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/27/opinion/sunday/high-time-marijuana-legalization.html
), their counterparts at papers such as the
Washington Post
are opposing legalization (September 14, 2014) in the District of Columbia (
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dc-voters-should-reject-the-rush-to-legalize-marijuana/2014/09/14/aca37112-3ab6-11e4-bdfb-de4104544a37_story.html
).

In September 2014, the National Conference of State Legislatures noted that the 2014 U.S. Farm Bill included provisions that would allow certain institutions within nineteen states to grow hemp in pilot studies in university or state departments of agriculture settings. State policies may be found at:
http://www.ncsl.org/research/agriculture-and-rural-development/state-industrial-hemp-statutes.aspx
.

The list of nations that currently grow hemp was drawn from the following lists at the Hemp Industries Association (
http://www.thehia.org/facts.html
) and the European Industrial Hemp Association (
http://www.eiha.org
).

In the firing case I'm citing—“Wal-Mart Worker Fired over Medical Marijuana” by Eve Tahmincioglu,
MSNBC,
June 28, 2013 (
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35913492/ns/business-careers/t/wal-mart-worker-fired-over-medical-marijuana/#.VCc4vb7XE58
)—the courts found that the twenty-nine-year-old man who was suffering from a brain tumor was not protected from firing because the marijuana law in his state, Michigan, does not regulate private employment.

The article “Medical Marijuana Research Hits Wall of U.S. Law” by Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
August 9, 2014 (
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/us/politics/medical-marijuana-research-hits-the-wall-of-federal-law.html
), nicely summarizes how science has been hampered by U.S. federal prohibition. My further understanding of this issue was enhanced by the articles in part 3, “The Clinical Use of Cannabis,” in
The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis, Its Role in Medicine, Politics, Science, and Culture,
edited by Julie Holland, MD (Rochester, VT: Park Street Press, 2010).

My comments on vape pens and e-cigarettes are drawn from personal experience and articles such as “Some E-Cigarettes Deliver a Puff of Carcinogens” by Matt Richtel,
New York Times,
May 3, 2014 (
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/business/some-e-cigarettes-deliver-a-puff-of-carcinogens.html
).

The issue of edible misuse by children and adults is not likely to go away in the future. The most famous case that drew media attention came in 2006, when a police corporal from Detroit and his wife baked brownies laced with marijuana the officer had confiscated from a suspect. His frantic calls to 911, in which he claimed to be “dying” or “overdosing” of the drug, went viral, leading to media ridicule and his 2007 resignation. See “Cop Who Made Pot Brownies Will Avoid Charges,” Associated Press Report, May 11, 2007 (
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/18587902/ns/us_news-weird
_news/t/cop-who-made-pot-brownies-will-avoid-charges/#.VCdAY77XE58
). More troubling is the possibility that children will mistake marijuana edibles for candy or baked sweets. The issue has been covered in numerous media stories, such as “Snacks Laced with Marijuana Raise Concerns” by Jack Healy,
New York Times,
January 31, 2014 (
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/us/snacks-laced-with-marijuana-raise-concerns.html
). The class action suit I discuss was covered prominently in the Colorado media. See the article, “Class-action suit grow against firm accused of handing out pot-laced candy at Denver County Fair,” by Alan Gathright, ABC 7 News, September 16, 2014:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/class-action-suit-grows-against-firm-accused-of-handing-out-pot-laced-candy-at-denver-county-fair09162014
.

16. The Cannabis Ranch

Readers can follow the progress of our project and see architectural drawings and plans at
greenmancannabisranch.com
.

Index

The index that appeared in the print version of this title does not match the pages in your e-book. Please use the search function on your e-reading device to search for terms of interest. For your reference, the terms that appear in the print index are listed below.

activism,
11
,
40
–41,
71
,
122
,
137
,
143
,
145
,
157
,
160
,
162
,
189
,
209
,
225
,
227

Adam (grower),
53
–56,
58
,
60
–64,
67
–69

Adams, John,
33
,
226

African Americans,
38
,
42

AIDS,
17
,
31
,
225

Alaska,
6

alcohol

drug testing and,
92
–93

as “gateway drug,”
42

marijuana and,
6
,
35
,
42
,
93
,
114
,
153
,
160
,
187
,
205
,
229
,
232

Prohibition,
5
,
225

risks of using,
114
,
160
–62,
202
,
207
–8,
228
,
232

social acceptance of,
68
,
92
–93

teens and,
114
,
207

Amazon,
7

Amendment 64,
157
–58,
160
,
163
,
232

American Medical Association,
39
,
56

Anslinger, Harry J.,
38
,
42

anti-inflammatory properties,
122

anxiety,
17
,
126
,
230

appetite,
17
,
121
,
125
–26,
230

Apple,
7
,
101
,
139

Arizona,
75
,
93

badges,
82
,
86
,
90
,
95

baked goods

see
brownies; cookbooks; cookies; edibles

ballot initiatives,
6
,
159

banking laws,
4
,
77
–78,
80
,
202
,
227

Ben & Jerry's,
183
–84

Bezos, Jeff,
8
,
196

Bible,
189
,
233

Big Agra,
8
,
202
–3

Big Pharma,
8
,
202
–3

Big Tobacco,
8
,
182
,
202

Black Dog Tavern,
138
–39

borders

Colorado,
9

U.S.,
75

branding,
7
,
43
–44,
46
,
102
–3,
108
,
138
–39,
170
, 283–84,
191
,
198
–200,
204
,
215

Brandon (grower),
67
,
69
,
71
,
73
–74,
102
,
139
,
173

Branson, Richard,
152

Breaking Bad
(TV series),
83
–84

breeding plants,
36
,
148

Bregman, Paul,
143

brownies,
10
,
30
,
125
,
230
–31,
234

Buffett, Warren,
198

Bush, George H. W.,
152

Bush, George W.,
152

cafés,
36
,
41
,
146
–49,
151
–53,
205
,
232

California,
18
,
37
,
44
,
53
,
93
,
132
,
136
,
150
,
152
,
227
,
231

Canada,
132
,
206

cancer,
17
,
30
–31,
34
,
121
–22,
144
,
225
,
230

cannibidiol (CBD),
116
–17,
123
,
206
,
230

Cannabis Culture Awards,
152
,
232

Cannabis Cup,
9
,
102
,
135
–36,
140
–41,
143
,
146
–48,
151
,
154
–55,
167
–69,
172
,
176
,
187
,
231

Cannabis indica,
31
,
37

Cannabis Ranch,
3
,
105
–12,
166
,
170
,
184
,
190
,
205
,
211
–19

Cannabis sativa,
31

case law,
10
,
207

cash,
82
–83

children, concern for,
87
,
115
,
207
–8,
234

childproof packaging,
31
,
210

Chong, Tommy,
143
,
164

Clinton, Bill,
152

clones,
57
,
73
,
86
,
97
,
211

Colorado

Department of Health,
90

Department of Public Health and the Environment,
30

Department of Revenue,
81
,
90
–91,
154

medical marijuana and,
4
,
13
–14,
16
–17,
30
–31,
109
,
138
,
143
,
154
,
158
,
160
,
225

Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division (MMED),
90
–91,
154

Colorado Springs, Colorado,
111

competitions,
128
–32,
139

see also
Cannabis Cup

consolidation,
197
–200

contractors,
68
–74,
81
,
84

Cook, Matt,
98

cookbooks,
125
,
226
,
231

cookies,
30

Corey (grower),
102
–3,
128
,
130
,
133
,
135
,
139
–41,
167
,
170
–73,
175
–76,
218
,
222

corporations,
10
,
31
,
78
–79,
184
,
199
,
202
–3,
212
–13

credit,
70
–72

D.A.R.E. America program,
91
,
228

decriminalization,
42

Denver International Airport (DIA),
109
–11

Denver's Regional Transportation District,
111

dependence,
41

dosage,
124
,
208
–9

Dronkers, Ben,
152
,
206

drug cartels,
7
,
179
–81,
203
–4,
227

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA),
42
,
154

drug lords,
203
–4

drug testing,
92
–93,
162
,
186
,
207

due process,
207

DUIs,
232

edibles,
30
,
125
,
165
,
168
,
209
,
231
,
234

electrical systems,
61
,
63
–64,
72
–73

see also
power usage

endocannabinoids (eCBs),
123

epilepsy,
116
,
122

essential oils,
144

EXDO Center,
136
–37

fabric, hemp and,
33
,
40

failure,
65
–74

Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN),
38
–39

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),
77

flowers,
14
,
33
,
58
,
106
,
211

Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
116

Gates, Bill,
152

gateway drugs,
41
–42,
226

Ghost Train Haze (strain),
168
–69,
176
,
184
,
214
,
232

glaucoma,
31
,
34
,
225

global financial crisis,
66
,
69
–70

Golden Triangle (California),
44

Gore File,
38

Green Mile,
30
,
32
,
59
–60

greenhouses,
56
,
107
,
110
,
214
–15, 217

Grey Area (Amsterdam),
147
,
232

growing,
46
–47

growth of marijuana industry,
204
–5

Gupta, Sanjay,
116
,
230

harvests,
9
,
49
,
55
–57,
59
–62,
64
,
71
–74,
106
,
115
,
120
,
128
,
231

Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum,
152
,
232

Hearst, William Randolph,
43
,
226

Hells Angels OG Kush (strain),
130
–33,
231

hemp

anti-marijuana propaganda and,
38
,
43
,
93

CBD and,
230

clothing and,
150
,
168

industrial use of,
32
–33,
40
,
43
,
158
,
205
–6,
234

Jefferson and,
37
,
226

Soma Seeds and,
150

World War II and,
40

Hemp for Victory
(film),
40
,
226

Herengracht,
147

Herer, Jack,
71
,
145

see also
Jack Herer (strain)

heroin,
40
–42,
114
,
204
,
208
,
233

High Times
magazine,
29
,
135
,
169
, 226

hiring,
49
–50

hypocrisy,
186

indicas,
31
,
37
,
130
,
133
,
135
,
144
, 227

industrial use of hemp,
32
–33,
43
,
158
,
205
–6,
234

inefficiency,
60
–61,
106
,
228

intellectual property,
174

Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States,
233

Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
84

Israel,
9
,
122

Jack Herer (strain),
71
,
130
,
145
,
227
,
231

jail,
26
,
92
–93,
151
,
97
,
219

Jefferson, Thomas,
33
,
37
,
205
,
226

Just Say No to Drugs campaign,
91
,
227
–28

K-9 units,
95
–96

Kim (grower),
67
,
69
,
71
,
73
–74, 102

Kind Creations,
130

Koski, Lewis,
91

Kush (strain),
132
,
231

landlords,
47
,
54
–55,
61
,
67
–68,
71
, 84,
190
,
199
,
216

lawsuits,
102
–3

legal vs. illegal mindset,
64
–65

Lemon Skunk (strain),
59

licensing,
30
,
74
,
158
,
198
–99

limonene,
144

lobbyists,
42
,
182

Lovecraft, H. P.,
136
,
231

LSD,
40

Marihuana Tax Act (1937),
38

marijuana

history,
32
–33

names of strains,
32

recreational use,
3
,
6
,
33
,
109
,
111
,
138
,
158
,
160
,
164
,
166
,
184
,
190
,
196
,
198
–99,
202

species,
31

see also
medical marijuana; strains of marijuana

Marijuana Grower's Handbook
(Rosenthal),
123
,
143
,
225
–27, 231

Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?
(Fox, Armentano, and Tvert),
225
–26,
228
–29

Marijuana Mansion,
160

Marijuana Policy Project,
160
,
225
,
230
,
232

medical marijuana