Pot companies host job fair in Denver

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Denver • Job seekers are expected to turn out in droves for a marijuana job fair in Denver.

More than a dozen Colorado marijuana-related companies are joining forces to recruit hundreds of people 21 and older for positions in accounting, technology, advertising and selling the now-legal drug.

The event Thursday is expected to draw about 700 job seekers.

According to the Denver Post, use of marijuana is prohibited in line or at the fair.