…dairy (1.3) and beef (1.2) and ahead of hogs (958 million), in the AgBusiness sector. But that’s just a police estimate that from the article sounded like it was based on an expectation of a very high work ethic.
Somehow I can’t link to where I got this (attempting to contributed to this post’s interruption)
This may or may not have a bearing on this question, however…
Last summer, during one of the worst forest fires in Oregon history, fireman found many fields of mj. This area of Oregon in renowned for its quality (according to articles) of mj and sells at a higher rate than much of the imported stuff.
Even granting, for the sake of discussion, that legalization is imminent, why would the government be producing cartons and the like? I mean, I could see if, say, Phillip Morris were making preparations, since they’re likely to be moving in to the new market, should it open up. But I can’t see why the Guv would be packaging and selling pot, when they don’t bottle beer or pack cigarettes.