"We're never going to see another opportunity like this in our lifetimes," said Michael Blue at private equity firm Privateer Holdings, which is building a portfolio of cannabis brands. "But brands really matter in this market because they eliminate confusion about legal and illegal sources of cannabis and allow professional companies to separate themselves from less scrupulous competitors."
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