Big Alcohol Considers Getting Into Marijuana
Although it has long been said that the alcohol industry is frightened by the concept of legal weed, one of the largest booze conglomerates in the United States just revealed that it wants to get involved in the cannabis industry.
In a recent interview with Ad Age, Rob Sands, Chief Executive Officer at Constellation Brands, the driving force behind Corona, Modelo and Svedka Vodka, said the company is currently considering the development of a new line of marijuana-infused alcoholic beverages.
"We're looking at it," Sands said. "There are going to be alcoholic beverages that will also contain cannabis."
As of Tuesday, there are eight states that have legalized marijuana in a manner similar to beer. Several of these markets, especially California, are expected to bring the national cannabis industry into view – that is as long as the Trump Administration does not shut it down through the...
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