What commercialization is doing to cannabis

Title:
What commercialization is doing to cannabis
Speaker:
Ben Cort
Description:

In 2012, Colorado legalized cannabis and added to what has fast become a multibillion-dollar global industry for all things weed-related: from vape pens to brownies and beyond. But to say that we've legalized marijuana is subtly misleading -- what we've really done is commercialized THC, says educator Ben Cort, and that's led to products that are unnaturally potent. In an eye-opening talk, Cort examines the often unseen impacts of the commercial cannabis industry -- and calls on us to question those who are getting rich off of it.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
16:04
Format: HTML5
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