Pubdate: Fri, 27 Mar 2015
Source: Denver Post (CO)
Copyright: 2015 The Denver Post Corp
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Author: Ricardo Baca

WILLIE NELSON TO OPEN WEED STORES

Move over, Marley Natural - the Bob Marley estate's global cannabis 
brand poised to launch this year. Another famous weed-worshiping 
musician is throwing his hat into the retail weed arena.

Willie Nelson, 81, let the cat out of the bag at the South by 
Southwest music festival: Willie's Reserve branded marijuana will be 
sold from branded storefronts in states where pot is legal starting next year.

"In the next calendar year that there will be movement," Nelson's 
spokesman Michael Bowman told The Daily Beast. "As you can imagine, 
it's not a problem in states like Colorado, Washington, Alaska. 
There's a pretty clear path on where retail can go."

The retail concept was developed by Nelson's family, with 
environmental and social issues in mind. The stores will sell 
Willie's Reserve strains, as well as strains from other growers. 
"There will be our own, and then there will be opportunities for 
other growers, who meet quality standards," Bowman said. "It will be 
like when you walk into a Whole Foods store. Whole Foods has their 
365 brand, or you can buy Stonyfield, or you can buy Horizon. It'll 
all fall under that umbrella of 'here's our core beliefs, and here's 
our mission statement,' and they will be a part of that, to be a part of us."
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