The content originally appeared on: CNN Back then, growing marijuana was illegal, and security forces targeted plantations with forced eradication campaigns aimed at stemming illicit trafficking. Five years later, the 29-year old engineer oversees the cutout process at Clever Leaves, one of Colombia's largest medical marijuana companies and the first in South America to receive the EU certification to trade pharmaceutical products. With more than 130,000 medical cannabis plants, Clever Leaves' farm, a former cattle ranch a few hours north […]
