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Drug Policy

Agnosticsherbet

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7. It's real profit potential is as a recreational substance.

Reply to fizzgig (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 11, 2015, 04:09 PM

Apr 2015

Big tobacco has the edge becuase the have enormous experience moving a similar product to market. Pot will eventually be marketed like wine or a good whisky.

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Will Big Tobacco become Big Marijuana? [View all] fizzgig Apr 2015 OP

They'll have to arm-wrestle Big Pharma for that title. -nt- 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #1

oh yeah, they will definitely want a cut of that fizzgig Apr 2015 #4

Big tobacco Big Alchohol will fight over it. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #2

hadn't considered big alcohol fizzgig Apr 2015 #5

It's real profit potential is as a recreational substance. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #7

Doubtful. I suspect as you say, it will be more like a boutique/craft industry. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #3

i'm sure that they'd still offer mass-produced shit for those who don't know better fizzgig Apr 2015 #6

I think a big difference is tobacco takes a special environment to grow. Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #13

I think it will end up depending on just how the laws treat growers. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #8

the state leg is looking to crack down on medical caregivers fizzgig Apr 2015 #9

They'll have to pry my bong from my cold dead hands Politicalboi Apr 2015 #10

the stuff in the rec shops here is pretty meh fizzgig Apr 2015 #11

This guy I know just wants them to leave him alone and let him grow and sell to friends NightWatcher Apr 2015 #12