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The Weed Patch: Could Pot Save Alberta’s Economy?

A Canadian company called Aurora Cannabis is planning the world's biggest weed grow-op at Edmonton's airport.

Video Games vs. Work

Leaders of the World, Unite! - Inside the World Economic Forum

Every year the world's elite gather in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. VICE News traveled to the conference to try and understand what really happens at the exclusive gathering.

Robots, Mobile Cash, and Other Vague Predictions for 2012 from the Economist Conference: A Video

Last weekend, a pile of famous minds and talking heads gathered at the Cooper Union for the "World in 2012" summit hosted by the Economist, and one of the panels, naturally, was all about technology. Here is a 15 minute clip from that discussion...