Medical Marijuana: Where Does It Come From?

Phillip Leveque has spent his life and career as a Combat Infantryman, Physician and Toxicologist.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - It is well accepted, even by stories in Time and Forbes magazines, that the best/strongest marijuana comes from Vancouver, British Columbia. It is estimated it is worth 10 or 20 billion dollars per year.

Where do you think they export it? One person named Marc Emry sells cannabis seeds only. He makes a million dollars a year.

Marijuana grows almost every place where humans live. It grows best in tropical or semitropical areas, but it grows as far north as the Arctic Circle. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is grown in Antarctica, indoors of course.

It is July 2nd, 2007. I just heard on the History Channel that California grows the most cannabis, followed by Tennessee and Kentucky.

To make it plain, it grows in every state AND there are arrests for marijuana procession in every state. The lowest in Montana with 619 in 2002, next is Vermont with 776 and North Dakota with 910. Even Alaska had 1300. The big states, California, had 60,000, New York had 58,000 and Texas had 52,000. The total for the U.S. was about 750,000.

Assuming only one of ten miscreants were apprehended, that means at least 7 million people are using.

If its only one in twenty, it means 15 million people are using. Even the U.S. Government estimates maybe 70 million.

In my state of Oregon, it is estimated the marijuana crop is worth one billion dollars, and it is estimated that more than 100 thousand use it, although only about 15 thousand are legal uses. By the way, we had about 7,000 arrests in 2002.

Most of our 15 thousand card holders are totally protected, though some think they can grow more than 24 plants (which is legal). In Idaho, a plantation was found and destroyed. It had an estimated 14,000 plants. It was operated by the Mexican Mafia.

In British Columbia, Asian combines will buy houses with big basements and set up grow sites with automatic lighting, water and fertilizer and grow 3 crops a year each worth one million dollars. If properly cultivated, one plant will produce at least three thousand dollars of medicine. This process has just been found by police in Portland, Oregon so it is probably all over.

The national forests in Southern and Eastern Oregon are also great growing areas. The same can be said for Northern California. What the heck, with marijuana worth up to $600 dollars an ounce, it’s easy to get people to guard it for peanuts considering the profits.

I can see the cops going crazy. In Oregon, the police organizations wanted the state marijuana office to send investigators to visit the known grow sites registered with the state. There are about five thousand of them scattered all over the state. How many cops would it take, maybe fifty. That would cost at least three million dollars per year. Why don’t the cops forget the whole thing and stick with their scotch.

The illegal marijuana industry in the U.S. must be worth around 50 billion dollars a year. The “drug war” costs about the same. Why are we throwing 100 billion dollars out the window. It would help the school system.

More information on the history of Leveque can be found in his book, General Patton's Dogface Soldier of Phil Leveque about his experiences in WWII. Order the book by mail by following this link: salem-news.com/pages/Dogface_soldier.

Watch for Dr. Phil Leveque's video question and answer segments about medical marijuana with Bonnie King.

Other articles and video segments about medical marijuana on Salem-News.com:

Salem-News.com Marijuana Coverage

Where and How to Smoke Legal Marijuana without Fear of Arrest in the U.S.

Eulogy of a Great Warrior: Hoss Plourde

The Ripple Effect How Marijuana Laws Are Impacting Society

Audit the Audit

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nero October 19, 2010 7:59 am (Pacific time)

"ppl shound not use druds"

kessia March 5, 2010 11:15 am (Pacific time)

anyone who uses any type of drugs they know they shouldnt use, well i gotta is good luck in life and YOUR STUPID!!!!!!!!!!

christine alvizar October 19, 2009 9:36 pm (Pacific time)

hey um i hate derugs so much so i think we should stop using drugs

CRONICA SMOKE June 21, 2009 3:26 am (Pacific time)

i think it would make better for people economy jails funding save lives ..marines have ptsd so they end up killin them selves for what they have seen..usage foroil cars clothes firniture and on and on PILLS KILLS

john stauffer June 5, 2009 11:14 am (Pacific time)

weed makes you feel good

joe April 6, 2009 11:58 am (Pacific time)

i think drugs arent right they mess with you????

jasmine February 25, 2009 10:13 am (Pacific time)

iam a tree huging spaz

jasmine tree hugin spaz February 25, 2009 10:12 am (Pacific time)

i think its cool not doin drugs

S.LaMarche; July 19, 2007 5:35 am (Pacific time)

excellent article to offset the over zealous law enforcement's busting the dangerous crime riddled ganja dealers. And how mite I obtain or should I say is a logo in a medalion form available and if not I'd like to put in a bid to make them,marketing to at least 70,000,000 sounds like it's worth rolling the dice.,eh? Notice the closed hand in the design? A left hand!, this is signifigant. I want one.

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