The Challenges of the Legal Marijuana Economy Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A budtender pours marijuana from a jar at Perennial Holistic Wellness Center medical marijuana dispensary, which opened in 2006, on July 25, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. ( David McNew / Getty ) Produced by Kristen Meinzer Produced by PRI and WNYC