Editor's note: This article has been reviewed and updated for accuracy in 2026. Thanks to recent changes in legislation, marijuana use, once viewed as taboo among the masses, has become increasingly popular. Woohoo, the people won! Right? Legalization is largely due to politicians finally started listening to advocates of cannabis use, and started paying attention to and admitting that cannabis offers a wealth of health benefits; though of course, legalizing the use of cannabis also presents a significant potential for monetary gain and has likely contributed to the attention it has gained and point-of-view changes among government officials. Money rules everything around us, and that means many hands will be trying to get their cut of legal herb industry growth. Regardless of the reasons behind it, the legalization of marijuana use – whether medicinally, recreationally, or both – has certainly been a boon for cannabis advocates. Legalization has also opened up a huge market for the legal sale of weed via dispensaries. <p cla