Marijuana

Location

• Grown in Northern California.
• Called as Emerald Triangle (Just like IOWA is to corn and Kansas is to wheat)

Harvesting

• The tree grows 8 to 20 ft.
• Marijuana is made from the buds
• Each plant assuming 2 pounds  is worth $5,000/year
• 1 pound sells for $2,500 to retailer and $6,000 by the time it reaches the customer

Legal

• Legal to grow medicinally in CA.
• Small number of plants can be grown legally
• Mendocino County allows residents to grow 25 plants per household
• Need doctors to prescribe
• Once prescribed, a person can have 8 ounces of pot(160 cigarettes) 

Education

• Oaksterdam University in Oakland
• Marijuana 101 weekend course for growing costs $250