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As it turns out, applying for a marijuana license is a lot like applying to college. the big search to find the place you wanted. then the arduous application forms, financial statement, and the interviews. of course, the waiting is the hardest part. for the pot barons, today is the day the day the waiting ends. ♪ >> guess what? >> what? >> i heard that aurora is announcing today instead of tomorrow. i don't know why. >> woo hoo! >> it's not confirmed. it's a rumor. >> that's exciting. >> it's pretty cool. >> i i worry because i feel like i'm going jinx myself. >> we'll be informed via e-mai...

Medical marijuana started years ago, and that's where the pot barons began building successful stores, but even pot lovers didn't predict the demand for recreational marijuana. >> first time ever in a dispensary. ain't never seen anything like this. >> boom, new jobs, new tax revenues and new phrase, pot tourism. denver is now the amsterdam of north america. and it's good for business. >> i had no idea it was like had. >> the pot barons are growing their business, millions or billions of dollars are at stake. when the wall street titans and tobacco companies open their war chests, there will b...

>> i got white widow right here. >> ooh. >> there will be a day when the big money gets into it when the laws loosen and they're allowed to get into the industry. >> that's when big players will come in and be consolidating the industry and that's when your pot barons will be formed. >> big enough or sell out so that's our goal is to get our branding big enough to compete with big money or make our sellout that much bigger. >> so tomorrow we have a management team coming in. >> that's tomorrow. >> yes, it's going to be exciting. the first blue chip company that's sticking their foot into this ...

We're businessmen that invested everything, i'm talking all chips in. ♪ >> for four years we've been slogging through the [ bleep ], right? but it's the graduating class of 2014, right. and now marijuana companies are profiting in some cases profiting immensely. >> all: we smoke weed. >> when i say trip, say high. trip, high. >> we don't have crystal balls, not sure what the future is going to hold but it's looking pretty bright. ♪ and we're still only in the second inning. >> for marijuana lovers colorado is now a magical place. for the pot barons, it's the

Busy hour. speaking last hour, prime minister tony abbott did not confirm if the situation was politically motivated. for now, "pot barons of colorado." compliance, it can drive up costs for any industry, but for marijuana, a start-up industry without banking support, the pot barons say the changing rules restrict revenues and halt production, which can lead to ruin. and when you're the kingpin of an edibles empire, you can feel at risk of becoming a government lab rat, stuck in a maze of emergency rules, fire safety regulations, production codes, all while building a state of the art weed f...