.Daily Roundup: Drug Warrior Cooley Helped By Big Tobacco, Pharma, Oil Money

1. The New York Times looks at Internet domain name camping by hopeful marijuana entrepreneurs, in the dead heat of Prop 19‘s final days. “Mr. Faler, a former police officer who once worked the narcotics beat, has registered more than 1,000 marijuana-related Internet domain names, including oddities like icecreammarijuana.com and marijuanapastry.com. …
“The industry is estimated to be worth billions of dollars. A $13 million sale is pending for sex.com. In June, slots.com sold for $5.5 million and dating.com for $1.75 million. The New Jersey company that paid over $1 million for marijuana.com in 2004 says it has turned down five offers for more than $2 million for the domain in the last 12 months.” More news after the jump.

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