US WA: Mexico’s Ex-President Backs Pot-branding Effort

Washington Times, 31 May 2013 – SEATTLE – Two Washington state businessmen who say they’re trying to create the first national brand of marijuana are getting some heartfelt support from the former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox. Mr. Fox appeared at a news conference Thursday in Seattle, where he recounted how the war on drugs has ravaged his country and praised the states of Washington and Colorado for voting to legalize the recreational use of marijuana last fall.