Thanks for the backup!
Big Tobacco has owned the trademarks for commercial marijuana cigarette brands for years. IIRC, RJReynolds owns the “Acapulco Gold” trademark.
And, there are many others already staked out, of course!
As in all things, follow the money!
Here in Flori-Duh, a prominent Orlando law firm successfully pushed passage of the medical marijuana sales, and is poised to make millions when recreational marijuana is legalized.
“What up, Dude” is likely to get more prevalent!
Taxman,
That HAS to be Morgan & Morgan....
Cheers
Many family friends are long time tobacco growers— from the days when you grew a crop of quality and presented it at market in lots that were bid on by the Big Baccy US cos— the Dukes (American Tobacco, became BRit American/BAT),RJ Reynolds, Phillip Morris/now Altria). Told us all along how they no longer presented their crop for any to buy, and the big guys got together to reduce the price they paid unless offered on exclusive growing contract. Now there are no auction markets with many buyers. The ones that grow any are on a renewed contract for a fixed price of projected crop. So, they get the amount which will be paid, plant the crop (and take out crop insurance right away) and then, produce. If they don’t produce the amount contracted they owe back a portion of the advanced contract money from the company.
In this way— all the growers are controlled. The companies would immediately begin this with the supposedly gonna make a million pot growers— consolidate their farms and reduce paid prices.... and run them out of business.
One further example: RJR imports.. imports burley tobacco grown in Zimbabwe. Other facts: biggest tobacco production in the world- China, then India followed by Brazil, and then the US. The toid world smokes..a lot, and pollutes a lot.
The one-two punch of tobacco lawsuits and govt. regulation has in the US caused tobacco biz to look to replace those huge profits.... and, voila! It’s legalized pot in the US.