MARIJUANA: THE BIGGEST CASH CROP

As per the public policy psychoanalyst by JonStates was more than10, 000 metric tons an annually.
Gettman, says that the biggest cash crop in theGettman also used a national survey to find out the
United State in not corn crop or the wheat crop.retail prices in the year 2001 and 2005, and it was
Infact the crop produces here is marijuana and itseen that the cost was seen between$2,400 and
gives more annual revenue than those crops$3,000, and when calculated the price of per pound
combined. It gives nearly $35 billion of revenue.of marijuana was $1,606.
  
The reports produce by the advocate of medicalAs per the report, the income produced by wheat,
marijuana and by the National Organization for thecorn and soybeans in the year 2001 and 2005 was as
Reform of Marijuana Laws chief Gettman also saidfollow: where the income produced by corn in the
that Washington, , Hawaii, Tennessee, Kentucky andUnited States was$23.3 billion a year, and income
California produce more than $1 billion of the plantproduced by soybeans was $17.6 billion; where $12.2
every time. In the year 2002 and 2005 it was aroundbillion income came from food production. There was
$35 billion figure reported by the government reports.$11.1 billion income of vegetables were produced and
It was also said that production levels in the Unitedin wheat$7.4 billion was made.