October 17, 2008
Andrew Lahde, a 37-year-old hedge fund manager just cashed it in, saying he was content to invest the money he'd already made. Lahde wrote a farewell letter to clients that included an argument for legalizing marijuana. He wrote:
"It gets you high, it makes you laugh, it does not produce a hangover."
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