Seven pot-related tech companies that are taking root

As legal cannabis spreads from state to state, 420-friendly technologies are expanding, too.

Here’s a look at some pot-related tech companies that have taken root in the past few years:

MassRoots: marijuana’s Facebook

MassRoots was founded in 2013 by a team of four guys looking to bring to life a 420 social network.

According to COO Dan Hunt, the app — which has around 625,000 users — is somewhere between an Instagram and a Facebook for potheads.

“Our core function for users is sharing cannabis experiences, finding like-minded people to smoke with and staying up to date with local dispensaries,” he told the Daily News.

MassRoots is a social network for stoners.MASSROOTS.COM

MassRoots is a social network for stoners.

MassRoots has a Facebook-like newsfeed and users can friend one another but, fittingly, connect as “Buds.”

There’s also a blog — featuring pot-related news items —...

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