An analysis on the ethical components of Brian’s Franchise together with Recommended Alternative Courses of Actions
A Case Study by Nick Naz, De La Salle University
- Identification of Symptoms
Case Background
Marijuana production in United States started in early 1970’s when the federal government made an operation on smuggled marijuana. Before the operation, marijuana came in to the country from an importing neighborhood country like Mexico.The users resorted on cultivating their own marijuana at small amount of quantity for their personal use. Then, they saw an opportunity in having earnings and they decided to increase their production for selling purposes. From small plots, the business grew to become the second larger crop of the agricultural industry that created a political stir to the public. During that time, the local government discouraged police efforts in restricting marijuana growers due to the economic importance it was bringing.
In 1982, the government started their anti marijuana planting campaign where their goal is to eradicate it in the industry. These campaigns hold tight the distribution process by road blocking of routes; they also hunt farmers in an aerial view by the help of helicopters. Also, one of the campaigns implemented was the “Asset Forfeiture” that permits authorities to immediately confiscate and possess any property related to the possession, production and sale of marijuana. This practice does not concern whether the actual owner of the property was found guilty of the crime. The authorities has the sole discretion on the property that have been seized. They can either keep or spend the earnings in selling the confiscated properties. Due to these campaign, marijuana growers started thinking ways to evade detection from the government and it is when they thought of indoor farming. Through technological advancement method, they can manipulate the reproduction process to yield a higher production in such minimal spaces. Indoor farming was embraced and patronized by the marijuana growers. But soon after, the government launched a more extensive and offensive program that led them to eradicate indoor marijuana gardens. This law posed heavier sentence on growers that will be caught and itled some marijuana growers to shift their market and business to other state and country that does not have laws against marijuana production, selling and consumption.