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The law. drugstores became liquor stores because they could dispense medicinal alcohol. historian michael learner notes, the growth of the illegal liquor trade under prohibition made criminals of millions of americans. as the decades progressed, the courtrooms and jails aoverflowed and the legal system failed to keep up. the greatest unintended consequences of prohibition however was the plainest to see, the solution the united states had revised to address the problem of alcohol abuse had instead made the problem even worse. live free or die, indeed. i want to bring in peter, author of a fa...

Taking up vacant storefronts and providing local towns much-needed revenue. that is according to michael learner, a publisher and editor in chief of "kush" magazine and dailybuds.com, trade media for marijuana dispensaries. mr. learner, thank you for joining us first of all. we're not just talking about places that sell to patients that use marijuana as medicine, right? there are a lot of businesses like your magazine, for instance, that are making money from marijuana legitimately. like some in the food industry. i see ads in "kush" for a place. >> yeah. there are so many ancillary businesses...

The reality. many legit businesses are cashing in on cannabis during these tough economic times. and those who cover the marijuana industry say in the 14 states that now allow medical marijuana, pot businesses are taking up vacant storefronts and providing local towns much-needed revenue. that is according to michael learner, a publisher and editor in chief of "kush" magazine and di dillbuds.com. we're not just talking about places that sell to patients that use marijuana as medicine, right? there are a lot of businesses like your magazine, for instance, that are making money from marijuana le...

Assistance programs that did not have work, that did not have income, could not feed their families and are well employed within the industry right now. a lot of them also have health benefits and so forth with the primary caregivers and collectives they work with their life has changed because of cannabis. >> thank you very much, michael learner, editor in chief of "kush" magazine. we appreciate it. >> thank you. stay tuned. we'll see where this debate goes and what voters decide in november in california. we've seen the damage from this weekend's deadly tornadoes, but we're just now lear...

Story after story, we did a then and now stories of people who were unemployed two years ago, people that were on welfare. people that were on various assistance programs that did not have work, that did not have income, could not feed their families and are well employed within this industry right now and a lot of them also have health benefits and so forth with the primary caregivers and collectives they work with their life has changed because of cannabis. >> thank you very much, michael learner, editor in chief of "kush" magazine. we appreciate it. >> thank you. stay tuned. we'll see whe...