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VANCOUVER — Brendan Kennedy doesn’t fit the stereotypical image of a marijuana grower. Neither do his two partners at Privateer Holdings Inc., a Seattle-based venture capital firm. They are former software executives, all armed with MBAs. Mr. Kennedy, who is Privateer’s CEO, and Michael Blue, his CFO, were schooled at Yale.

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477 Number of Canadians authorized to possess marijuana for medical purposes in 2002

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41,384 Estimated number of Canadians authorized to possess marijuana for medical purposes under MMPR in 2014

308,755 Estimated number of Canadians authorized to possess marijuana for medical purposes under MMPR in 2024

$10 to $15 Current street price, per gram, for dried cannabis

$1.80 to $5 Price per gram when purchased for medical purpose by licensed consumer, 2012

$7.60 Price per gram when purchased for medical purpose by licensed consumer, under new MMPR in 2014