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Skip to contentSkip to site index Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation SEARCH New York SUBSCRIBE FOR $0.50 (Cdn)/WEEKLog in Saturday, August 12, 2023 Today’s Paper New York|A Former Weed Dealer Built the ‘Budega’ Brand. Then Copycats Moved In. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/nyregion/budega-weed-dispensary-copycats.html * Share full article * * Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT A FORMER WEED DEALER BUILT THE ‘BUDEGA’ BRAND. THEN COPYCATS MOVED IN. Alex Norman’s fight to protect the brand he created is part of a trend that industry lawyers say threatens small cannabis businesses. * Share full article * * * Read in app Like other owners of small cannabis businesses, Alex Norman said he has had to contend with industry juggernauts trying to imitate his brand.Credit...Elias Williams By Ashley Southall Aug. 11, 2023 In the fall of 2021, an acquaintance of Alex Norman, the founder of a cannabis apparel and lifestyle brand called Budega NYC, reached out to congratulate him on making a deal to open several dispensaries in Southern California. There was just one problem, Mr. Norman said: “It wasn’t me.” Instead, an international conglomerate had claimed the Budega name, which Mr. Norman, 50, said was a nod to the longstanding role of New York’s neighborhood bodegas in supplying weed before legalization. It was the first of a series of copycats that have forced Mr. Norman, who lives in Brooklyn, to decide whether to wage costly legal battles to defend his brand, work out deals to coexist or start over with a new name. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. Ashley Southall covers cannabis legalization in New York. More about Ashley Southall A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 12, 2023, Section A, Page 16 of the New York edition with the headline: Cannabis Complicates a Trademark Dispute. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe * Share full article * * * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2023 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times. See subscription options We've updated our termsWe encourage you to review our updated Terms of Sale, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy. By continuing, you agree to the updated Terms listed here.Continue