Phillip Morris Introduces Marlboro Marijuana Cigarettes

[Coyotl]

Phillip Morris Introduces Marlboro Marijuana Cigarettes
Akoy Ciraulo January 21st, 2014 http://abriluno.com/phillip-morris-introduces-marlboro-marijuana-cigarettes/

Phillip Morris, the world’s biggest cigarette producer, announced today that they will join the marijuana legalization bandwagon and start producing marijuana cigarettes. Marketed under the brand “Marlboro M”, the cigarettes will be made available for sale through marijuana-licensed outlets in the state of Colorado, and the state of Washington when it becomes commercially legal there later this year.

Serafin Norcik, Phillip Morris’ Sr. Vice President for Marketing said in an interview that the company has been high on the idea of marketing cannabis, and has been monitoring the market for some time. It was only when the recent legalization initiatives — winning in Colorado and Washington — that they finally made the decision to take a leap of faith.

Norcik added that they have begun contacting former drug lords in Mexico and Paraguay, currently the largest marijuana-producing countries ............

[defacto7]

1. Puts a twist on the old

Marlboro Man, doesn't it?. Think he's still sitting on his horse riding into the sunset?

[eShirl]

13. actually

http://news.yahoo.com/ex-marlboro-man-dies-smoking-related-disease-034350253.html

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Lawson, who portrayed the rugged Marlboro man in cigarette ads during the late 1970s, has died. He was 72.

Lawson died Jan. 10 at his home in San Luis Obispo of respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, his wife, Susan Lawson said Sunday.

Lawson was an actor with bit parts on such TV shows as "Baretta" and "The Streets of San Francisco" when he was hired to appear in print Marlboro ads from 1978 to 1981. His other credits include "Charlie's Angels," ''Dynasty" and "Baywatch." His wife said injuries sustained on the set of a Western film ended his career in 1997.

A smoker since age 14, Lawson later appeared in an anti-smoking commercial that parodied the Marlboro man and an "Entertainment Tonight" segment to discuss the negative effects of smoking. Susan said her husband was proud of the interview, even though he was smoking at the time and continued the habit until he was diagnosed with COPD.

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[defacto7]

34. I knew about that.

I was talking about the ad campaign. But thanks.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

2. Leave satire to The Onion.

No one else comes close.

[Sunlei]

3. checked the stock before I understood the reality

"Phillip Morris shares hit an all-time high on the marijuana news and shot up to $998.00 from $83.03 just a few hours after the announcement went public."

cancer sticks still had a good 52 weeks addicting the '3rd' world- 81.50 - 96.73

[pinboy3niner]

4. Nice source, lol!

And it's not even Abril yet.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. "high on the idea"

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Worst. Joint. Ever.

[Warpy]

7. While I'm sure one company or other will come out with them eventually

they'll have to be a lot skinnier than cigarettes. They'll also have to be unfiltered, so Camel seems like a more appropriate outfit when it happens.

I know I would never trust anything I didn't roll myself. I learned that one in the 60s.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Hell yeah. I was the king of rolling the big, tight bombers, back in the day.

One of numerous skills I can't really put on my resume.

There are many stoners out there who graduated from rolling crappy pin joints to an admirable spliff, under my wise tutelage.

[Warpy]

10. My own expertise stemmed from being in a Boston apartment

that was packed with students, none of whom ever rolled a joint. I used a corncob pipe, myself, but stuff like that didn't occur to them and they begged my assistance (as if holding down a job made me wiser).

First time, I managed a nice fat joint with one paper. I just faked it and got it, first time. And I told them to go buy pipes if they weren't willing to learn such a necessary skill.

I've also been the one to make very usable hash pipes out of tinfoil. They didn't last long but the evidence could be disposed of very easily.

I might not die before my skill set becomes necessary once again.

[Oilwellian]

24. The trick is...

Rolling from the middle. Am I right?

[brewens]

27. I used a dollar bill to roll mine, exactly like those rolling machines they would sell back in the

70's but you didn't really need the machine, any bill would do. They weren't exceptionally huge bombers but they were perfect normal cigarette width joints. Nice and tight and even burning. In fact you had to be careful if the weed was a little moist not to get them too tight. They wouldn't burn well at all that way.

I got so good at that, that I never really learned to roll one well freehand. I never really needed to.

[LuvNewcastle]

9. They wouldn't be able to sell 20 joints to a pack either.

Who would be able to afford that? And just imagine what the carton price would be! People who think weed and tobacco smoking are comparable don't know much about either plant.

[Warpy]

11. I'd be extremely suspicious if they did come out with joints that size

marketed 20 to a pack. You can bet they'd mix tobacco with it.

[LuvNewcastle]

12. Definitely. I've heard that they do that in other countries. I mean people do it,

not tobacco companies, but I think tobacco companies would seek permission to do it if it became legal here. If they threw around enough money in Congress, they would probable get permission to do it, too.

[alittlelark]

31. My guess is that it would be 80% or so trim

They would save the good buds for individual sale, and use the trim for their 'cigarettes'.

[pipoman]

17. Not skinnier if they are going to use Mexican dirt weed.

[brewens]

29. That takes me back! I called it "Mexican Swamp Weed". In the 70's and early 80's you'd

get some really nice Mex sometimes. Sweet smelling and tasting with a few big speckled seeds. It could almost be like a nice pipe tobacco taste wise and I smoked a pipe and good cigars a lot. After the skunk bud boom, I never really could get good weed like that in my town though I would have preferred it sometimes.

Then you'd often get nasty dirty tasting stuff with a billion tiny frequently crushed seeds. I hated that but sometimes it was all there was and if you asked someone to bring it to you, you had to take it. Usually it was a friend doing you a favor. At least it did the trick but wasn't near as nice as better stuff.

[KG]

14. the new 'Marlboro Man'

[tblue37]

16. I would expect Jay and Silent Bob as Marlboro Men. nt

[Buns_of_Fire]

15. They've also hired the firm of Marin and Chong, LLC to do some of the ads.

No stems, no seeds that you don't need....
Marlboro "M" is..............*suck*.........*suck*.......*suck*
..............bad ass weeeeeeeeeeeed

[bearssoapbox]

18. Don't forget breakfast.

It's a little off-topic but I can't help it.



And always keep your stash away from your Labrador.

[LynneSin]

19. I hope this brand fails and here's why

Tobacco was never the issue when it comes to smoking. Back during Revolutionary times people would enjoy a pipe of tobacco with dinner or other events. Was tobacco harmless - probably not. But the tobacco industry took a product that probably had a few issues and exploited it to be highly addictive and full of carcinogenic chemicals that one would normally not put in a pipe and smoke.

Phillip Morris has been hurt over the years both with lawsuits against them and regulations against smoking. So for Phillip Morris, Marijuana is a chance for them to start making back the money they have lost over the years. However my fear is this - they are once again going to take a product that is pretty much harmless and find a way to make it highly addictive. PM knows the only way this product will be successful is if they can get the occasional user to the habitually addicted one. And in the process of getting marijuana smokers addicted, I suspect there will be the use of chemicals that once again you might not normally want to smoke but would be included in your product.

I hope that marijuana smokers are smart enough to reject this product and stick with what is natural.

[Bluenorthwest]

20. Cannabis consumers are smart enough to spot the satire, to get the joke

Perhaps you'd like me to pack you a bowl and see if it helps?

Example of real packaged pre-rolls available in CA, right now
http://www.californiafinest420.com/products/

[LynneSin]

21. I don't smoke the stuff

I didn't see onion and wasn't aware it was a satire post.

[Coyotl]

32. It helps to know Spanish. The domain name means April first.

[LynneSin]

33. *** slaps forehead ****

and I had 2 years of spanish - go figure!

[valerief]

22. I wonder if it'll contain as much of the poisons they put into tobacco cigarettes. nt

[lunasun]

26. +1 !!

[malaise]

23. Duh!

This was always the plan - meanwhile they bully countries like Jamaica about international treaties while they organize their own ganja business.

[Dash87]

25. Seems legit

[Holly_Hobby]

28. Then pot WILL be addictive! (I know this is satire) n/t