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w i n t e r 2 0 1 8 | 7 7 LATE ON A SUNDAY MORNING at the precipice of fall last year, I man- aged to find a dirt road somewhere between Moorpark and Thousand Oaks marked only with a pair of mint-green balloons. I passed sporadic crops and trees, a ranch, and a greenhouse or two before finally arriving at a dirt parking lot. An older man waved his arms to direct me into a makeshift spot as his dog happily wagged his tail in near-synchronicity. At any other event I might've thought bringing your dog to work in a parking lot would not be a good idea, but this was the Emerald Exchange—conventional rules did not apply here. Plus, the dog did look like some sort of herding breed. As I walked to- ward reception, I watched him help drive a small pack of cars to the spots his owner indicated. CANNABIS EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2017 EMERALD EXCHANGE b Jessie Birschbch Roug Roug Roug FROM Roug FROM EXCHANGE Roug EXCHANGE Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug HIGHLIGHTS Roug HIGHLIGHTS Roug HIGHLIGHTS Roug HIGHLIGHTS FROM Roug FROM Roug FROM Roug FROM EMERALD Roug EMERALD Roug EMERALD Roug EMERALD EXCHANGE Roug EXCHANGE Roug EXCHANGE Roug EXCHANGE EMERALD EXCHANGE EMERALD Roug EMERALD EXCHANGE EMERALD Roug EMERALD EXCHANGE EMERALD Roug EMERALD EXCHANGE EMERALD Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug Roug EMERALD PHOTO COURTESY OF THE EMERALD EXCHANGE The VIP tents await guests of the Emerald Exchange from across the pond. in the

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