{"id":6200,"date":"2016-06-18T06:31:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T06:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cannitrol.com\/\/?p=6200"},"modified":"2016-06-18T06:31:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-18T06:31:01","slug":"microsoft-makes-bold-move-into-marijuana-biz-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/microsoft-makes-bold-move-into-marijuana-biz-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft makes bold move into marijuana biz &#8211; USA TODAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/microsoft-makes-bold-move-into-marijuana-biz-usa-today\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNEjJqOqxjwfR-gB40rbPqHLJXtp-g&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779134236065&amp;ei=EehkV5ikG43epweKvI1w&amp;url=http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/news\/2016\/06\/17\/microsoft-makes-bold-move-into-marijuana-biz\/86034484\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRKrd76mYf4_IzwtuQKa6yvZsXLlRS593EI5jHzIisNBr_Tz89d42MANOaJ_mOLaU0v8bZCW7U\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">USA TODAY<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNEjJqOqxjwfR-gB40rbPqHLJXtp-g&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779134236065&amp;ei=EehkV5ikG43epweKvI1w&amp;url=http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/news\/2016\/06\/17\/microsoft-makes-bold-move-into-marijuana-biz\/86034484\/\"><b>Microsoft makes bold move into <b>marijuana<\/b> biz<\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">USA TODAY<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 As watershed industry moments go, this one could be defining. 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