A Strange High: Two Days at Denver's Crypto-Cannabis Conference
Hungover. Trying to motivate myself to drive from Colorado Springs to Denver for the second annual Crypto-Cannabis conference. It’s 1 pm. Chris Derose messages me: “This conference is weird!” “How so?” “Well, there’s a lot of bitcoin pumping, with newbs. And this porn star is getting trashed. Shitfaced.” “I should be there. I’m headed up.” “There’s tons of beer, too much beer. And people are taking smoke breaks. It’s not a big crowd.” Soda water. Cigarettes. And go. And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze? Pink Floyd. Seems....
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