How Silicon Valley Is Rushing to Cash In on Cannabis
During the Gold Rush, it wasn’t the miners who got rich—it was the people selling picks and shovels. As pot legalization picks up steam, Silicon Valley thinks it can make a better shovel.
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During the Gold Rush, it wasn’t the miners who got rich—it was the people selling picks and shovels. As pot legalization picks up steam, Silicon Valley thinks it can make a better shovel.
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