America and Canada Seem To Be Going The Way Of 27 American States

In spite of being mighty trading partners, the business might not extend to cannabis. Both the sprawling, neighboring countries of America and Canada, gigantic representatives of the developed world, have one thing in common. Cannabis has been yet illegal according to the law, though tangible movements are taking place towards liberalization in both nations. While four American states have legalized medical and recreational weed, 23 others have legalized medical dope. What is most attractive to businesspersons is the huge volume of business that runs into the billions of dollars with Colorado at the peak.

Build a wall on the America-Canada border?

While Trump would like to put up a wall on the America-Mexico border to prevent marijuana entering the USA, somebody did mention another wall on the Canadian border! If Canada makes marijuana legal by 2017 as some people wish, perhaps a cross border trade would commence. While Canada already practices legal marijuana, recreational marijuana too could get the green signal in 2017. Will that motivate Americans across the border to travel in large numbers and lead to marijuana tourism? Colorado and Washington experienced increased tourism after pot became legal in 2013. Canada certainly will not allow export of the green gold, but illegal trade might flourish if you considered the huge demand. Besides, Canadian cities are rather close across the border for the interested Americans. Under the present Canadian law, patients must buy cannabis from licensed producers, but cannot grow it, but were allowed to do so before 2013. Weston would like to take up cannabis distribution through 1700 pharmacies in Canada.

California and Ohio have similar tales to tell

California has used medical marijuana since 1996. A powerful lobby in California has collected 600,000 signatures, far more than required, for the California ballot in November, for recreational use. It is justifiable since California grows a mighty $12 billion annual cannabis production, greater than the other 49 states. Californians clearly have come to believe that legalization should be preferred to prohibition. If the proposal gets through, adults at least 21 years old would be allowed an ounce of the stuff and could cultivate 6 cannabis plants. Retail sales would be taxed at 15%. Opponents believe that kids would suffer and the police are worried that convicted drug dealers would be allowed to take up the cannabis trade. Ohio is pushing ahead with the demand for legal, medical pot that passed the legislative panel and would be forwarded to the full House soon. Aiming for results in summer, patients say that a constitutional amendment would be more effective than the ballot. Patients cannot smoke cannabis but vape it, according to proposed stipulations.