Shays' Rebellion was caused by the large amount of debt that farmers were experiencing in the 1780s and a lack of economic crisis laws in Massachusetts. Shays' Rebellion was ineffective in its goal to help farmers, but it did lead to Massachusetts' Governor James Bowdoin losing the following election.
California still has the largest legal cannabis market in the U.S., at $1.3 billion. Arizona was found to have the fastest-growing major marijuana market in 2014, expanding to $155 million, up more than $120 million from the previous year.
By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press. A Colorado county that boasts the worldâs largest outdoor marijuana farm and has been actively courting the new pot industry has approved the worldâs first marijuana-funded college scholarship. Pueblo County voters approved the pot tax by a 20-point margin Tuesday.