Medical Marijuana School

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It's generally believed that the number one product from California's number one industry isn't legal. Agriculture remains the Golden State's biggest business, and some believe marijuana is worth $14 billion. No one really knows for sure.

The LEGAL medical marijuana business is estimated by advocates to be worth up to $2 billion. Legal, that is, in the state's eyes. It's still illegal under federal law.

Today I'm reporting on the business of selling pot legally, the costs and challenges that go with it. Twelve years after California was the first state to make medical marijuana legal, many clinics are still raided as criminal enterprises (and some are--even under state law), and many others remain paranoid, having come from an underground culture that has pervaded the industry for so long.

Then there are those pushing for openness, transparency, ethics, and standardized practices. In the face of almost no regulatory standards, they're developing their own, and making money doing so.

One company, Oaksterdam University (a combination of its hometown of Oakland and Amsterdam) is charging people $200 to take classes and be tested to achieve "certification" as a grower or clinic owner. There's a company that will even certify your marijuana as "green," grown to organic standards. The USDA, of course, can't do this.

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• marijuana
• school
• california
• university
• natural
• alternative
• health
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[curiousproclivity]

"Rosmary, smells better"

What are you talking about weed smells great!

[jw13303]

I just got my "card" here in Colorado around a month ago. NOT a decision I regret...:)

[daspense]

@kouveious theres good as weed, then theres medical. world of a difference.

[Kouveious]

Where im from good ass weed n oz goes for $250

[MrKyleHayhurst]

Were I'm from 400 a oz is the price for medical grade shit so at least there being fair

[jboogie713]

wtf does she mean? "school" ..... it's a place were one learns a skill. it's a school!

[randomvideowatcher]

Is that what you call higher education?

[skillz139]

somebody shoulda slapped that new reporter wen

she did da quotes wit her hands wen she said school

it is a school its a growing business and even if it never gets legal

who cares were still gonna smoke

[GrowJoeGrow]

Dont take to much credit al you did was record it lol created by stockman

[GrowJoeGrow]

created by stockman how do you figure you recorded the news man dont take too much credit lol

[zmunddd]

A WHOLE HERB GARDEN YEAH BOY!!!!!!!