The question of which Colorado medical marijuana grower has the kindest buds will be settled this weekend at the first annual Cannabis Crown competition in picturesque Aspen.
More than 140 strains of marijuana will be judged, but the competition is more than just a taste test. The event also strives to highlight the booming medical marijuana industry in the hope of making it more mainstream and acceptable.
Coloradans may well wonder just how more mainstream medical marijuana needs to be, with hundreds of dispensaries in the state outnumbering Starbucks cafes and fueling debate among politicians, activists and in the media about how — or if — to regulate this explosive new industry.
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