你听说过大数据，但你听说过大麻吗？无论是大数据还是大麻在很大程度上都影响着商业世界，所以能很好利用这两者优势的企业都会很成功。
大麻对企业及企业客户的积极影响，在接下来的几年将会随着它在全美的合法化而大大释放; 这虽是一个假设，却非常现实。
大麻对企业的正面影响
那我们这里所说的影响究竟是什么样的影响？和大家想的不一样的是，当大麻合法化后，全国的大麻瘾君子(potheads)不会给社会带来更大麻烦。事实上，他们更有可能是在晚上坐在篝火旁，抽一两管大麻，讨论如何将和平重新带回到我们的社会。
对商界而言，大麻合法化的好处肯定会在经济上得到体现。单大麻销售所得税就会大大刺激全美经济，因为这已经在华盛顿和科罗拉多州发生。
你知道吗，大麻在美国科罗拉多州合法化的第一天, 其销售就超过100万美元。这笔钱非常可观，再加上该州所收的29%的州税税率，你就可以清楚地看到这对经济有多么显著提升，而且这种提升只会越来越多。
搭上大麻快车
华盛顿州和科罗拉多州不仅种植‘绿色’（的大麻植物），而且从中获得绿色美钞。所以是时候让美国的其他地方实行大麻合法化了。即使有些州不愿意因娱乐价值将它合法化，从医疗角度考虑，这件事也大有裨益。美国有超过18%的人群患有焦虑之类的健康问题，这些都能用大麻帮助治疗。
现在美国各地企业都喜欢大数据，是时候让这些企业认识到大麻的好处了，是时候让企业决策者将兼具医用价值和娱乐价值的大麻合法化了, 一起发展建设国家绿色产业。
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Big Data and Big Marijuana: The Future of America
You’ve heard of Big Data, but what about Big Marijuana? Both Big Data and Big Marijuana are largely influencing the business world, and all businesses will do well to take advantage of the benefits both have to offer.
The POSITIVE effects that marijuana is having and is going to have on businesses and consumers alike is far from where it will be in the next few years when pot is finally legalized throughout all of the US; this is an assumption, but it’s a very realistic one.
Positive Business Effects of Marijuana
So, the question at hand is what kind of effects are we talking about here? As contrary as some people believe, when pot is finally legalized, all the ‘potheads’ in the nation aren’t going to ban together and take over. In fact, it’s much more likely that they’ll simply sit around a bonfire at nighttime, smoke a joint or two and talk about ways to bring peace back to our society.
As far as the business world goes, the benefits of legalizing marijuana are sure to be seen on a financial basis. The tax alone collected from marijuana sales will boost the economy all throughout the US, the same as it has already done in both Washington and Colorado.
Did you know that in the pro-Mary Jane state of Colorado marijuana sales exceeded $1m on the first day that sales were legalized? That’s a lot of moolah, and with a tax rate of 29 percent, you can clearly see just how significantly the state’s economy has already been enhanced, and it will continue to grow more and more.
Jumping On the Smoky Bandwagon
Not only are Washington and Colorado growing the good ‘green,’ but they’re making it in the form of green dollar bills too. It’s about time that the rest of the country jump on the smoky bandwagon of legalizing marijuana. And even if some states steer clear of legalizing it for recreational purposes, it would still be of great benefit for these states to at least legalize it for medical purposes. There are many health conditions that can be treated with weed, including anxiety, which more than 18 percent of Americans suffer from.
Businesses all across the country have taken a liking to Big Data, and it’s time for these businesses to realize the benefits they’ll gain from Big Marijuana. It’s time to ban together and push our policymakers toward a pro-green country that legalizes both medical and recreational marijuana all throughout the country.
原文发布时间为：2014-10-01