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Nelson launches weed brand with two shows

Thursday, July 21, 2016 – Willie Nelson will launch Willie's Reserve, a premium cannabis brand, which is anticipated to be available in Washington and Colorado stores in July and August respectively.

Nelson and Family will celebrate the launch with shows on Saturday, July 23, at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Wash. and Saturday, July 30, at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood, Col.

"I always knew that marijuana would be legalized," Nelson says. "I just never thought it would be in my lifetime."

Nelson has long favored legalization of marijuana.

Nelson has consulted with horticulturalists and cannabis farmers about his brand of marijuana.

"I've smoked enough and I want to give back," Nelson said. "Now that legalization is spreading across the country, there's a great opportunity to build a company that can help a lot of people. I hope it gives social justice to those who are incarcerated for doing what we're now doing legally. I am also committed to have our crops farmed in an environmentally responsible way; to revitalize small farms and to grow it as clean as possible. So far, I've really enjoyed meeting with the best growers."


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