Washington Marijuana Legalization Draws Yale MBAs With Big Ideas

Austin Jenkins — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:07:38 +0000

SEATTLE, Wash. – As Washington moves to legalize marijuana, pot entrepreneurs are lobbying in public forums and behind the scenes. These business interests want to shape the new marijuana marketplace. Among them, a Seattle-based private equity firm called Privateer Holdings.

Washington ‘Potrepreneurs’ Plan To Start Locally, Expand Nationally

Austin Jenkins — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:06:14 +0000

So far, Washington and Colorado are the first states to legalize recreational marijuana. Two states is a pretty limited market if you’re getting into the cannabis business. But many so-called “potrepreneurs” are counting on the eventual repeal of marijuana prohibition nationally. Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports.

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Washington Marijuana Legalization Draws Yale MBAs With Big Ideas

Washington ‘Potrepreneurs’ Plan To Start Locally, Expand Nationally