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Instagram and Google are buzzkills for dispensaries (The 3:59, Ep. 340)

We look at the strained relationship between tech companies and legal marijuana shops. Also, VR might have found a solution to one of its biggest annoyances.

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Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News's social media and breaking news teams.
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Instagram bans legal dispensary accounts without warning, creating a massive headache for many owners.

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