Former NBA All-Star, Oregon weed farmer Cliff Robinson talks marijuana's potential

An upcoming marijuana business conference will, to NBA fans, feature a very familiar face.

The 2016 Cannabis Collaborative Conference, which takes place Feb. 3 and Feb. 4 at the Portland Expo Center, will host former Blazers great Cliff Robinson. The former NBA All-Star has become a cannabis advocate and will address the expected crowd of 2,500 attendees.

 

The conference itself promises to ways to help Oregon's cannabis purveyors prepare for the advent of wider distribution systems. It will also feature a career readiness event as well as a " marijuana investor summit boot camp."

But, to many, it will most of all serve as the emergence of a former high-flying athlete as an industry champion. Robinson, who spent eight years with the Trail Blazers, is likely the highest-profile athlete, active or retired, to endorse the use of cannabis.

Along with a set of business partners, Robinson...

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