Cannabis  May 16, 2014

Tech Backers See Colo. as ‘Silicon Valley of Weed’

Katie O’Block stands in Surna Inc.’s test grow room. The company has developed a new chiller it believes will improve yields from marijuana plants. Jonathan Castner/for BizWest
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Brandon Masterson assembles cooling units, which circulate cool water through the growing facility, replacing traditional air conditioning. Jonathan Castner/for BizWest
Ryan Collins finishes the electrical connections at Surna’s new facility in Boulder. Jonathan Castner/for BizWest

BOULDER – Tom Bollich sees similarities between the marijuana business and the tech sector in which he saw extraordinary success.

Bollich, co-founder of Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), the San Francisco-based online gaming company that developed the popular franchise FarmVille, has entered Colorado’s fledging legal marijuana industry…

Steve Lynn
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