DENVER (AP) -- The nation's largest marijuana industry group is meeting behind closed doors in Denver Thursday to map a strategy for legislative priorities.

The new National Cannabis Industry Association is meeting a day before a large cannabis conference called KushCon opens in Denver.

The NCIA is made up of marijuana-related business owners in the 15 states that allow medical marijuana. The group plans to focus efforts on federal lobbying for the drug.

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