On-line trade in cannabis seeds leads way to economic recovery

Aug 4
08:29

2010

Simon Griffiths

Simon Griffiths

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Despite a downturn in the global economy the trade in cannabis seeds continues to grow. What lessons could be learned from this mini-boom?

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The global trade in cannabis seeds has proliferated in the past seven years. There are several reasons contributing to this evolution.One of the major factors driving the proliferation of the cannabis seed trade is the fact that in most countries marijuana seeds are legal to own or sell. The cultivation of marijuana continues to be against the law in many states but not so with the seeds. (The odd one out in the developed world is United States of America where sanctions and possible imprisonment are imposed on the free trade in marijuana seeds.)Another reason is that the attitude regarding pot has relaxed recently. This is understandable given that many players now at the upper levels are of the generation that was brought up on mild drug recreational experimentation. In summary,On-line trade in cannabis seeds leads way to economic recovery Articles most legislators have experimented with marijuana in their youth and know it isn't the dangerous drug that their parents used to associate it with.Also, cannabis seeds are available to be ordered on the web where infamous marijuana strains like Purple Power can easily be bought. Most folk are now more comfortable with looking for things and buying them on the computer. This is as valid for these kind of seeds as any other available product. No longer do you have to befriend your town's drug trafficker and do unsafe deals in back streets.Additionally promoting the commerce in cannabis seeds is its  use as a medical treatment. Marijuana is now routinely prescribed for patients of chemotherapy. The use of marijuana as medical treatment has in some ways legitimized its use as a recreational drug. Numerous people may look for these seeds to grow medicinal marijuana whereas other people might grow pot with additional uses in consideration.Another reason promoting the growing trade in cannabis seeds is the heightened concern about the environment and Do-It-Yourself. People want to be more self-sufficient and have more control about food and other stuff they take in - for instance marijuana. This movement has created a development of exotic marijuana strains like Early Misty by specialist scientists -  living in Netherlands - because it's legal to farm or trade in cannabis in the traditional land of tolerance.These factors combined is resulting in the  multinational mult-imillion dollar trade in cannabis seeds guesstimated to enjoy a exchange over 500 million $US every year. There is no sign of a slackening of the trade in cannabis seeds on the WWW and it is widely anticipated to increase even more in future years despite dismal forecasts for the larger economy.

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