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For people with traditional business backgrounds, the path to cannabis industry isn't always straight
RIDGWAY — Eric Jacobson scoops up a handful of rich soil. The largest organic marijuana grow on the Western Slope soon will take root in this dirt.
"Perfect sandy loam," he says, kicking through snow a few yards from the gurgling Uncompahgre River. "You don't dare build homes on this. There's a higher and better use for this land than 3-acre ranchettes."
If you told Jacobson a decade ago that he'd be emerging as one of Colorado's top marijuana entrepreneurs, the father of three and longtime hydroelectric power plant developer would have laughed and said something like: "Only if everything in my life has gone horribly awry."
Jacobson is an accidental marijuana entrepreneur — one of many in Colorado who find their traditional skills in areas such as finance, real estate and
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