VBHS grad got in on ground floor of legal marijuana January 10, 2017 In 2008, Steve Brooks was a real-estate developer and custom-home builder. Then, the Great Recession hit. Today, the Vero Beach High School graduate owns six marijuana dispensaries in Denver. His father, retired Indian River County dentist Dr. Harold “Bud” Brooks, is one of the investors in the Lightshade dispensaries. Read more about Steve Brooks in this week’s issue.