Jamen Shively spent six years working at Microsoft, where he served as corporate strategy manager before leaving the company in 2009. Now, he's set his sights on an entirely different industry — legal marijuana.
This week, Shively announced plans to create the first national brand of retail marijuana for both medical and recreational users. As Reuters reports, Shively has already acquired a Washington-based company that operates two Seattle medical marijuana dispensaries, and is close to purchasing others in California and Colorado. He's also calling for the US government to legalize weed trade with Mexico, underscoring the bold (and perhaps unrealistic) scope of his vision.
Shively outlined his plans at a Seattle press conference...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/31/4382548/jamen-shively-microsoft-executive-starts-weed-company-mexico-us-trade
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