Current Events > Coca-Cola says it's looking at potential cannabis drinks business

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coca-cola-cbd-taking-a-look-at-cannabis-drinks-business-with-cannabidiol-ingredient/

If this does end up happening and other big companies start getting interested in making products like this it'll basically show and prove that big business wants into the cannabis market through there ability to try it out in canada...

This makes me believe that its very inevitable that cannabis will be legalized eventually, if so this is really good..
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How would they do this legally? Even ignoring federal laws, wouldn't there be issues transporting it through states?

I have stock in coca-cola so I like this idea even more than just on the surface.
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recreational drug use is gonna get totally fucked by corporations
Marlboro and them will monopolize that stuff and add every addictive additive you can think of
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Doe posted...

recreational drug use is gonna get totally fucked by corporations
Marlboro and them will monopolize that stuff and add every addictive additive you can think of

We're a long ways away from selling weed in a cigarette carton at a gas station.
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Doe posted...

recreational drug use is gonna get totally fucked by corporations
Marlboro and them will monopolize that stuff and add every addictive additive you can think of

There will definitely be many variations of spliffs (tobacco mixed with weed), but mainly youll see a lot of cheap ass shit.
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cannacola
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This is weird considering they're not into alcohol or tobacco

what happened to the idea that millennials are shunning many low quality brands, like what you always hear about with light beer vs craft?

wouldn't that also apply to cannabis? like even if there are cheap low quality options out there you would think there would be enough of a market for higher quality products as well. i don't see that market just going away or becoming unsustainable to run a business in.
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Smashingpmkns posted...

Doe posted...

recreational drug use is gonna get totally fucked by corporations
Marlboro and them will monopolize that stuff and add every addictive additive you can think of

We're a long ways away from selling weed in a cigarette carton at a gas station.

True, but coca cola is huge, if companies like coca cola are going to start showing that they would get into the cannabis market if it were only legal now thanks to them being able to try it out in canada..

And once big business shows that they really want in on the cannabis business it'll inevitably happen over time.
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piUrsEitanizm posted...

This makes me believe that its very inevitable that cannabis will be legalized eventually, if so this is really good..

The feds will have no choice but to legalize once about 5-6 more states fully legalize and companies like Coke and big alcohol get involved. Only a matter of time.
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voldothegr8 posted...

piUrsEitanizm posted...

This makes me believe that its very inevitable that cannabis will be legalized eventually, if so this is really good..

The feds will have no choice but to legalize once about 5-6 more states fully legalize and companies like Coke and big alcohol get involved. Only a matter of time.

I don't think legalization will come as simple as that, they still fear the backlash of the public and I still get the feeling that they want to use it as a political football at first waiting for the day its legalized so whatever party is in the white house at the time can be made out to be wreckless for allowing it under their watch.

A lot of political back and forthing inevitably has to obviously take place before hand so that they can get it out of their system until it becomes a dead horse the same way it happened with gay marriage.
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