Joint Ventures: Inside America'S Almost Legal Marijuana Industry,New

Cnbc Anchor Trish Regan Takes You Behind The Scenes Of America'S Thriving Pot Industry, To Show Readers Things Only Drug Dealers Know About This Secret World. Forget Amber Waves Of Grain. Today, It'S Marijuana Plants That Blanket The Nation From Sea To Shining Sea In Homes, In Backyards, And Even In Our National Parks. In Joint Ventures, Trish Regan Takes You Behind The Scenes To Explore Every Aspect Of This Flourishing Underground Economy. Her Focus Is The Socalled Emerald Triangle Northern California'S Mendocino, Humboldt And Trinity Counties Where Many Smalltime, Parttime Marijuana Growers Contribute To A Trade That Generates Roughly A Billion Dollars A Year. A Fascinating Investigation Into The Inner Workings Of Today'S Exploding American Marijuana Industry Based On Extensive Research And Interviews By Trish Regan, Whose Emmy Nominated Documentary Marijuana, Inc. Attracted More Viewers Than Any Documentary In Cnbc'S History Regan Examines All Aspects Of This New Culture. She Reveals How Small Time Growers Get Their Start, Make (Or Lose) A Fortune, Struggle With Violence, Try To Keep Up With Constantly Changing Laws And Regulations All While Walking An Increasingly Fine Line With The Feds Regan Reports On The Current And Potential Impact Of Legalized Marijuana On Local Economies, Uncovers The Link Between Marijuana And Violent Mexican Cartels, Questions Whether Decriminalization Would Work On A National Scale, As It Has In Portugal Since 2001As The Decriminalization And Legalization Debates Gather Steam, Joint Ventures Arms You With The Facts On Both Sides Of The Issue.