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Tobacco company Altria backs legal marijuana, gets involved in Virginia lobbying by Tyler Arnold, The Center Square | February 10, 2021 08:00 AM Print this article
The Henrico-based Altria Group, which is the world’s largest tobacco producer, is getting involved in pro-marijuana lobbying for the first time, joining the effort to legalize the cultivation, sale and use of marijuana in Virginia.
Last year, Altria purchased a stake in the Canadian based marijuana business Cronos and began patenting products related to marijuana. However, this is the first time the company has gotten involved in lobbying in favor of marijuana legalization at any level of government.