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Microsoft is Working On Software For The Legal Marijuana Industry (theverge.com)
An anonymous reader writes from a report via The Verge: Microsoft has announced today that it will partner with Los Angeles-based startup Kind on a system for tracking the legal growing and sale of marijuana. Microsoft will work with the startup on software services for governments tracking legal weed, with Microsoft powering the software through its Azure cloud computing service. "The goal of this relationship is to leverage each company's resources to provide State, County, and Municipalities with purpose built solutions for track and trace ('seed to sale' in the cannabis industry) technology," Kind said in a statement. As reported in The New York Times, this is a pretty significant venture for a corporation publicly journeying into the controversial industry. Growing and selling marijuana is still illegal under the federal government.
Waiting for the Blue Smoke of Death.
What are the smoking to come with this idea?
1. Smoke Weed,
2. Azure Cloud
3. Chilled out clients
4. Profit!
Burma Shave!
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It's all smoke and mirrors. Say. What's that in the mirror? Looks like... heh... heh heh... say, what's that in the sink? Oooooo. Huh. Water never sounded like that before. That is SO Awesome. Where's my Pink Floyd CD? I need to get some Fritos, too. Yah, talk to you later.
I've fallen off your lawn, and I can't get up.
With the $26 billion Linkedin buyout, it's certainly obvious that Microsoft has a lot of expertise in the cannabis industry.
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