In the Investor's mind, "Risk," is the possibility of something losing value. But without some risk there is no hope for a gain. And possibly, the greater the risk, the greater the gain. Marijuana has provided a lot of gain for quite a longtime. As we all know, those gains have been realized through Black Market activity with Very High Risk. I have a vivid childhood memory of a neighbor that was busted with several pounds of Marijuana. Twenty Two, if I remember correctly. The family seemed to do very well. That was exemplified by fancy Boats, Cars, and spoiled children. They operated a Detail Shop. So I guess the Viper was, "Advertising,". But it still didn't quite fit the neighborhood. On the forefront of my memory is everything being seized by the Police! The house was taped off with bright yellow plastic tape labeled, "Police Line Do Not Cross" like someone got shot. As a matter of fact, we all thought someone got killed at first. We didn...
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