Pubdate: Fri, 31 May 2013
Source: Washington Times (DC)
Copyright: 2013 The Washington Times, LLC.
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MEXICO'S EX-PRESIDENT BACKS POT-BRANDING EFFORT

SEATTLE - Two Washington state businessmen who say they're trying to 
create the first national brand of marijuana are getting some 
heartfelt support from the former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox.

Mr. Fox appeared at a news conference Thursday in Seattle, where he 
recounted how the war on drugs has ravaged his country and praised 
the states of Washington and Colorado for voting to legalize the 
recreational use of marijuana last fall.

At the news conference, former Microsoft manager Jamen Shively 
discussed his plans to launch a new marijuana brand named for his 
greatgreat grandfather, Diego Pellicer. He says his company is 
joining forces with a Washington state chain of medical marijuana 
dispensaries run by John Davis as well as dispensaries in Colorado 
and California.

Mr. Fox said he's not involved in the venture, but he praised them 
for having "the courage to move ahead."

 From wire dispatches and staff reports.
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