CANNABIS: THE NEW CRAFT BEER

As the cannabis industry grows, so does corporate and government interest. From publicly traded companies with long standing histories, to the pharmaceutical industry and beyond, these larger player’s involvement is unavoidable.

GMO marijuana is not a question of if but rather when. The rumor (which most likely isn’t a rumor) that Monsanto has been cooking up its only genetically modified cannabis in some secret lab has been mentioned in blogs and internationally recognized publications alike.

This is only one example of nasty corporate intervention that will most definitely plague the industry’s future. But one thing the blogosphere seems to be leaving out is the buying power of the everyday consumer.

Cannabis as we see it in places like Washington and Colorado will be the craft beer of the future. There will always be a market for organic cannabis, homemade edibles, and brick and mortar dispensaries, just like there is the...

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