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Voter initiatives like California’s “Adult Use of Marijuana Act” have many celebrating the legalization of the long-demonised plant. But as Ellen Brown writes in her new article, “The ‘War on Weed’ Is Winding Down – But Will Monsanto/Bayer Be the Winner?” the push toward legalization is being steered by corporate interests for potential profit, not a concern for public health.
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EllenBrown.com
BLOOMBERG NEWS & CANNABIS
In the Spring of 2016, I watched Bloomberg News do a plethora of reports on cannabis. (I rolled my eyes at some of these reports.)
Cannabis on the Commodity Exchanges – “Derivatives”
4 1/2 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h47UjbChG6Y
The Worth of the Weed Market
3 1/2 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-kGbrZYkYE
Why Legal Weed Could Save Big Tobacco
2 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcnzsQMBqbA
@HRS
Thanks for the links. You may find some of the info I share in the article I linked below of interest from a “home remedy” perspective 🙂
I provide in depth research and info on the myriad health benefits offered by eating Raw Cannabis as a superfood in this article
https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/raw-cannabis-in-the-kitchen-the-medicine
I also cover some recent developments in the Corporate Cannabis Industry, as I live right in the heart of Canada’s Cannabis Capitol where the massive hydroponic grow operations go on for hundreds of acres in all directions.
@nosoapradio
I explore some of the aspects of the health benefits you mentioned and the trends towards corporate domination of cannabis cultivation in the article I linked below.
Thanks for the comment.