Merchandise it. On Marijuana planting, all around the Rocky Mountains, for a land smoking free.

Americans as they are, from a dishwash to be millionaire - without hard work of course - that's what they dream of for a lifetime. Usually before they fall to depression, be it great or not, and why in particular they are all rumored to be in need of a psychatrist. Which others understand pretty well, however do some nowadays get, there are alternatives, and they try the usual dreamy way.

Businesses are ramping up production (..) what could be a billion-dollar industry.

Certainly it is. Which explains pretty brightly why the mafia's interest in will prevent a legalization process.

But the entrepeneurs (..) are strugling with (..) conducting a business that the federal government considers a crime.

Well. Like mentioned, because for this so called federal government being the criminals side on, the money will go dircetly into pockets of them arguein against the existence of the state.

With steep excise and sales taxes proposed, the industry could be a big revenue booster for the state.

The TEA Party will oppose it. Altough nobody knows what they think about pot, which most probably they want to be illegal.

Complying with a thick and evolving book of state regulations is another challenge.

By the way, smoking pot not necessarily implies the disability to read. Rather the belonging to TEA Partys and federal governments does, however.

Source[s]/Quelle[n]:
Guardian Weekly - 03.05.2013; p. 29. "'Green rush' for Colorado pot growers"