At last, a federal bailout for American hippies

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/07/politics/washingtonpost/main5368594.shtml

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"To some authorities, the new laws are essentially licenses to grow money. With a $100 investment in enriched soil and nutrients, almost anyone can cultivate a plant that will produce two pounds of marijuana that can sell for $9,000 in hundreds of medical marijuana clubs or on the street, according to growers.

"High-end marijuana grown under such special conditions often fetches 10 times the price of...