Galaxy
04-30-2009, 06:40 PM
If you haven't seen this show, it's pretty neat.
The Marijuana Boom - America's marijuana industry is thriving like never before and raking in what's estimated to be tens of billions of dollars nationwide.
ABOUT THE SHOW
While it may not be traded on Wall Street any time soon, marijuana has become a booming cash crop. CNBC's Trish Regan goes behind the scenes to explore the inner workings of this secretive industry, focusing on Northern California's "Emerald Triangle," now the marijuana capital of the U.S. In this scenic pocket of America, the pot business, much of it legal under state law, now makes up as much as two-thirds of the local economy.
INSIDE AMERICA'S POT INDUSTRY
Field of Green
Northern Californiaâ??s Mendocino County. A picture postcard of the far west and the site of a controversial, profitable and increasingly violent criminal enterprise... the marijuana trade. Officials estimate it accounts for up to two-thirds of the local economy and generates up to $1 billion a year.
CNBCâ??s Trish Regan tours Mendocinoâ??s Countyâ??s pot gardens.
Raid on pot fields in Mendocino County.
Ever visit a marijuana dispensary? The Blue Sky Café in Oakland is a one-stop-pot-shop. Owner Richard Lee offers a marijuana menu of four pot varieties and specialized food.
The Marijuana Menu at the Blue Sky Café.
The Smuggler - Bruce Berlowin
Bruce Perlowin, a "nice Jewish boy" from Florida turned "Marijuana Kingpin," ran one of the biggest drug smuggling operations of all time. He smuggled almost a billion dollars of pot right under San Franciscoâ??s Golden Gate Bridge.
A conversation with Bruce Perlowin.
The Marijuana Boom - America's marijuana industry is thriving like never before and raking in what's estimated to be tens of billions of dollars nationwide.
ABOUT THE SHOW
While it may not be traded on Wall Street any time soon, marijuana has become a booming cash crop. CNBC's Trish Regan goes behind the scenes to explore the inner workings of this secretive industry, focusing on Northern California's "Emerald Triangle," now the marijuana capital of the U.S. In this scenic pocket of America, the pot business, much of it legal under state law, now makes up as much as two-thirds of the local economy.
INSIDE AMERICA'S POT INDUSTRY
Field of Green
Northern Californiaâ??s Mendocino County. A picture postcard of the far west and the site of a controversial, profitable and increasingly violent criminal enterprise... the marijuana trade. Officials estimate it accounts for up to two-thirds of the local economy and generates up to $1 billion a year.
CNBCâ??s Trish Regan tours Mendocinoâ??s Countyâ??s pot gardens.
Raid on pot fields in Mendocino County.
Ever visit a marijuana dispensary? The Blue Sky Café in Oakland is a one-stop-pot-shop. Owner Richard Lee offers a marijuana menu of four pot varieties and specialized food.
The Marijuana Menu at the Blue Sky Café.
The Smuggler - Bruce Berlowin
Bruce Perlowin, a "nice Jewish boy" from Florida turned "Marijuana Kingpin," ran one of the biggest drug smuggling operations of all time. He smuggled almost a billion dollars of pot right under San Franciscoâ??s Golden Gate Bridge.
A conversation with Bruce Perlowin.