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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.

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