United States | The legal marijuana industry
Silicon Valley meets Bob Marley
The rise of cannabis capitalism
|DENVER
MEN in suits swarmed everywhere, but not one spliff or bong could be seen. Any doubts that the legal marijuana (or cannabis) industry is now a serious business soon disappeared after a few hours at the Arcview Investor Network forum in Denver on June 26th.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline "Silicon Valley meets Bob Marley"
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