Adelanto wants to be the ‘Silicon Valley’ of marijuana

Robert Acosta, right, and an assistant Gutierrez handle marijuana plants for Critical Mind Inc., a pot cultivation business in Adelanto.

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May 19, 2017 3:41 PM PT

Critical Mind Inc. is one of the marijuana cultivation businesses in Adelanto.

Robert Acosta of Critical Mind Inc. tends to marijuana plants in Adelanto.

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A marijuana plant growing at Critical Mind Inc. in Adelanto.

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Marijuana plants growing in one of many portable trailers at Critical Mind Inc.

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A marijuana plant at Critical Mind Inc. in Adelanto.

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Robert Acosta of Critical Mind Inc. tends to marijuana plants in one of the company’s many portable trailers in Adelanto.

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