A federal jury passed a $271,400 award to a marketer of whole tobacco leaves commonly sold in packets at gas stations and smoke shops following a “lightning” two-day trademark infringement trial.
In an effort to weed out jurors who might be uncomfortable ruling in a case involving a product often used to smoke marijuana, panelist were asked during voir dire whether they were familiar with the term “blunt”—a rolled tobacco leaf or emptied cigar filled with pot.
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