A Glimpse of Colorado’s New Gold Rush

COTOPAXI, Colo. – Down a long dirt road snaking deep into the yellow hills of southern Colorado, Ryan Griego and his staff are harvesting green gold: legal marijuana. More than four months after they were planted, Griego’s pot plants are finally reaching maturity, warmed by the sun and fertilized with fish and bat guano. Here, 1,000 organically grown marijuana plants are being chopped down, trimmed and processed for sale on Colorado’s legal medical marijuana market. Griego’s operation is one of [...]

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