Economic and Regulatory Opportunities

1. Regulatory: Legalizing marijuana in Florida

"https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2018/07/06/john-morgan-pushing-legalize-recreational-marijuana-2020/759209002/"


I believe this suggests an opportunity exists because of personal observation but also the article states that, "support for legalization is at an all-time high nationally." It is already legal medically but only for very specific conditions and everyone can benefit from it. The prototypical customer is a marijuana smoker whether for medical reasons or not. I believe it is easy to exploit because the movement has already started and has good support and it is legal in 9 other states.


2. Regulatory: Cryptocurrencies being government regulated

"https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/business/dealbook/sec-ico-bitcoin.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FFinancial%20Legal%2FRegulatory&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection"


Cryptocurrencies have blown up recently, especially with the rise of Bitcoin. However, with no government regulation, how is it possible that people are being paid in this way? I do not quite understand this form of currency but that leads me to believe that an opportunity does exist here. The prototypical customer here would be anyone who uses and/or accepts them and I believe it would be fairly easy to exploit.


3. Economic: Car sales have begun to drop

"https://www.automotivebuysellreport.com/auto-industry-trends-suggest-now-may-be-good-time-to-sell/"


This article talks about car sales hitting a record high in 2015 but have significantly dropped since.

It seems as if internet sales and the internet in general are to blame for the dropping dealership revenues. This leads me to believe that there is an opportunity here for more car sale websites and/or different ways to buy cars. The customer would be anyone in the market and I believe it would be easy to exploit as cars are a normal possession here in the US.


4. Economic: Oil and gas prices

"https://www.thebalance.com/us-economic-outlook-3305669"


This article speaks about many upcoming economic trends for the year and I found a section on gas prices. It is well known that they vary throughout regions but even in different cities which may be right next to each other. I believe an opportunity exists here somehow. The customer would be anyone who owns a vehicle and buys gas but I believe it would be very hard to exploit or it probably would have been done already.