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From Marlboro to marijuana: tobacco giant enters legal Dutch cannabis

From Marlboro to marijuana: tobacco giant enters legal Dutch cannabis

Tobacco giant Altria, formerly Philip Morris, has entered the Dutch legal cannabis experiment by acquiring a partial stake in the country's largest participating grower. Experts have raised concerns that this move could lead to the introduction of aggressive tobacco industry marketing tactics within the Netherlands' cannabis market.

Based on reporting by nu. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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