If (for whatever reason) you had to convince someone about the legitimacy of the burgeoning cannabis industry, show them some of its products.
Twenty-nine states have implemented some sort of legal marijuana measure in the past 20 years and entrepreneurs and growers there have had time to test out some cool gadgets related to the business.
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