Legal pot growers struggle to reap profits
As reported on The Verge. By Jeff Blagdon The recent recreational marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington illustrates just how mainstream cannabis consumption has become, but despite an unprecedented demand, industrial grow operations are having a hard time turning a profit. The Wall Street Journal reports on the billion-dollar industry of legal pot production, finding that the labor-intensive nature of the business, coupled with a lack of access to investment capital, are making it tough for growers. And of…