Report: Willie Nelson to launch weed company 'Willie's Reserve'

American country singer Willie Nelson at his home with a large amount of marijuana spread out on the table before him, 2000. (Liaison / Getty Images) American country singer Willie Nelson at his home with a large amount of marijuana spread out on the table before him, 2000. (Liaison / Getty Images) Image 1 of / 80 Caption Close Report: Willie Nelson to launch weed company 'Willie's Reserve' 1 / 80 Back to Gallery

Outlaw country singer and Texas legend Willie Nelson plans to jumpstart the "culmination of [his vision] and his whole life" by the end of the year: his own brand of marijuana.

Willie's Reserve may open stores in jurisdictions where recreational marijuana has been legalized, the infant company's spokesman Michael Bowman told The Daily Beast. The company will theoretically offer signature strains of the drug as well as strains by other growers who meet certain business and environmental practices.

"Really, he wants it, at the end of the day, to envelop what his personal morals and convictions are," Bowman said. "So, from the store itself to how they'll work with suppliers and how things are operated, it's going to be very reflective of Willie's life."

Laws that legalize the recreational use of marijuana have been passed in Alaska, Washington, Colorado, Oregon and the District of Columbia, according to Governing. That, of course, will affect the number of stores the company can open, Bowman told The Daily Beast.

"Right now, we'll focus on the states where legalization has occurred, and as new states open up, those opportunities will present themselves on a state-by-state basis," Bowman said. "Or until the feds do something!"

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Outside of trying to start his own marijuana company, Nelson has been spreading his pot knowledge. He famously gave New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd advice on how to consume the drug in a crazy column.

"I needed a marijuana Mr. Miyagi, and who better than Nelson, who has a second-degree black belt in taekwondo and a first-degree black belt in helping NORML push for pot legalization?" she wrote.

The 81-year-old, for his part, has had to take different measures to smoke pot, telling Uncut magazine that he now uses a vaporizer instead of smoking joints.

"I enjoy smoking. But I use a vaporizer these days; they're better for your voice and lungs. There's no smoke and heat on it. Even though marijuana smoke is not as bad as cigarette smoke, any time you put any kind of smoke in your lungs it takes a toll of some kind."

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