Legalizing cannabis in the United States: The entrepreneurs planting the seeds to make a million from legal marijuana

But he does recognize that the illegal status of the drug at the federal level complicates things.
“The first person on the scene could make a lot of money, but could also wind up in prison,” says Jones, referring to the outcome of the November vote.
The main argument for legalizing cannabis is to bring a mammoth industry that is almost impossible to police into the open once and for all.
Marijuana is not only in demand from people suffering from cancer: the industry itself is anxious to join the mainstream.
But the World Cannabis Congress is a step ahead of the game, preparing business people and investors for the moment it is legalized and the green gold rush begins.

Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/19/inenglish/1474280940_941592.html