Article 48SGM Oakland's tech startups are reportedly being gentrified out of their spaces by deep-pocketed marijuana growers

Oakland's tech startups are reportedly being gentrified out of their spaces by deep-pocketed marijuana growers

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Cory Doctorow
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Former Wired editor-in-chief and drone entrepreneur Chris Anderson tweets: "Hearing from tech startups getting priced out of Oakland warehouse space because of soaring demand for indoor hydroponic pot farms. Yes, because it's 2019 and everything is nuts *techies are being gentrified out of neighborhoods by drug dealers.*"

LA's Coop replies, "Same thing is happening with industrial space in LA/the valley."

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