Pubdate: Mon, 17 Feb 2014
Source: Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Copyright: 2014 Austin American-Statesman
Contact:  http://www.statesman.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/32
Author: Jonathan Dahm
Page: A10

THINK OF THE ADVERTISING!

Re: Feb. 9 article, "Experts contemplate end of smoking."

I enjoyed the irony of the headline juxtaposed with a picture of a
young woman puffing on her marijuana in Colorado. It made me think.
Will "Big Tobacco" be supplanted by "Big Marijuana"? Will we see
hashish cigarettes for sale at convenience stores? Will the packs
carry the warning: "The President of the United States has determined
that smoking dope is no worse for you than drinking alcohol?" Will it
be OK for Bill Clinton to inhale now? Will there be THC patches to
help those who want to quit, or e-buds with THC for those who want
their fix without exposing others to secondhand high? The product and
marketing opportunities seem endless!

Jonathan Dahm

Austin
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