In the secluded Kootenay Mountains, the town of Grand Forks, BC, was once a haven for draft dodgers and hippies who planted the first "BC Bud" in the 1960s. Today, marijuana growers in this border town and across Canada face a dangerous crossroads between crime and commerce, as they battle for a share of the industry's $20 billion worth.
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The 1960s saw a surge of draft dodgers and hippies arrive in Grand Forks, a Kootenay Mountains border town, where they pioneered the region's first marijuana cultivation.






