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Will cigarette makers jump into pot market?

By Nicholas Geranios
Published December 20, 2012 12:31am ET
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Will cigarette makers jump into pot market?
FILE - This Nov. 8, 2012 file photo shows marijuana plants flourishing under the lights at a grow house in Denver. President Barack Obama says he won't go after Washington state and Colorado for legalizing marijuana. In a Barbara Walters interview airing Friday on ABC, Obama is asked whether he supports making pot legal. He says, "I wouldn't go that far." (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File) | Ed Andrieski

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Will the Marlboro Man light up a joint soon?

The states of Washington and Colorado legalized possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana in the November elections, but it is unclear if any cigarette makers plan to supply either market.

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