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22
May
2014

Weed. Apparently marijuana is the key to a bright, cyber crime-fighting future for the FBI, according to statements made on Monday by FBI Director James B. Comey at the annual White Collar Crime Institute held at the New York City Bar Association in Manhattan. The Wall Street Journal reports that Congress has authorized the FBI to add 2,000 employees, with many of them to be assigned to cyber crimes, “a growing priority for the agency.” However, it would appear that many “hackers” interested in joining the ranks of the FBI are also marijuana aficionados. “I have to hire a great work force to compete with those cyber criminals and some of those kids want to smoke weed on the way to

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