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Can artisanal weed compete with 'Big Marijuana'?

  • Written by Ryan Stoa, Associate Professor of Law, Concordia University School of Law
Perhaps one day Humboldt pot will be as famous as Bordeaux wine. AP Photo/Richard Vogel

You’ve heard of Big Pharma and Big Tobacco. How about Big Marijuana?

The drug’s growing legalization is raising concerns among small-scale marijuana farmers and retailers that the corporatization of weed may be right around the corner.

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