Former Heisman winner Ricky Williams launches Highsman cannabis brand

Ricky Williams, the National Football League (NFL) running back star turned cannabis entrepreneur, has launched a cheeky, yet still appropriate, new cannabis lifestyle brand called Highsman. In a statement Monday, the Heisman...

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The greatest undrafted player in NBA history is launching his own cannabis line

It’s been a busy few weeks for 2004 National Basketball Association (NBA) champion Ben Wallace. Last month, the four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award winner was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame,...

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Drake becomes partner and strategic advisor to Canadian cannabis brand, Bullrider

Drake is entering the Canadian cannabis industry, again. The Grammy-winning rapper has invested in Bullrider, a subsidiary of Robes Inc., a privately held cannabis company that also owns Robes Cannabis. Focused on high-end,...

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Report: Jay-Z calls for compassionate release of man who could spend 20 years in prison over weed

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s initial bid to have a 55-year-old man sentenced to 20 years in prison on a cannabis conspiracy charge may have failed, but he’s reportedly trying again. According to a motion filed this week...

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Feel like mellowing out with Seth Rogen? Weed lover hosts Storytime With Seth Rogen

While certainly not billed as a pot podcast, with Canadian cannabis connoisseur Seth Rogen helming Storytime with Seth Rogen, it would be surprising if shop talk doesn’t turn to pot talk everyone now and then. This week,...

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Smoking weed once was enough for Babs

Cannabis is not really Barbra Streisand’s thing. That may be why the Oscar winner, who also counts multiple Grammys and Grammy Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievements nods to her list of accomplishments, only tried it once. Or...

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NBA players vying for a spot on Team USA will be subject to cannabis testing

National Basketball Association (NBA) players in the running to represent Team USA during the upcoming summer Olympics would do well to stub out off-duty puffs both now and during the event itself. The last cannabis testing...

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Supermodel-backed cannabis wellness firm raises $4.5 million in 12 hours

James Bagley, half of the husband-and-wife team behind luxury CBD brand OTO, is reportedly taken aback by the response to a recent crowdfunding venture that managed to raise £2.65 million ($4.5 million) in 12 hours. The...

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Paul McCartney has a hidden hemp grow

Sir Paul McCartney has gotten into organic farming. The Beatles bassist told the River Cafe Table 4 podcast that he grows spelt wheat, rye and peas at his English estate, as well as hops and hemp. The hemp remains hidden,...

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Green on green: Justin Bieber sports colourful jersey during L.A. weed run

Justin Bieber certainly looked the part when he rolled up to the Wonderbrett cannabis dispensary in Los Angeles yesterday sporting a green and white, checkered jersey. Justin Bieber’s drug use got so ‘crazy scary’,...

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The Bob Marley Museum in Jamaica is getting a cannabis retail store

In 1987, Bob Marley’s former home in Kingston, Jamaica was converted into a museum by his wife, Rita Marley. The museum displays Marley’s personal artifacts and treasures, and the property also features a theatre, photo...

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Kacey Musgraves talks psychedelics on eve of new album release

Kacey Musgraves is finally releasing a new album. The country star, whose hit 2018 album Golden Hour scored five Grammy awards and widespread critical acclaim, is back with Star-Crossed, which the chanteuse says is a little...

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Kevin Durant signs multi-year agreement with Weedmaps, wants to counter cannabis stereotypes

Kevin Durant, arguably the best basketball player on the planet, has inked a multi-year deal with Weedmaps, an online cannabis platform, to counter negative stereotypes about cannabis use and promote the plant’s potential...

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Nate Diaz marks return to UFC and celebrates new cannabis rules by sparking a doob at Arizona presser

Nate Diaz is set to return to the octagon this weekend for UFC 263 and the fight couldn’t be happening in a better location. The Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission has adopted the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s...

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Jay-Z steps into even bigger cannabis footprint with US$11.5M acquisition of West Hollywood dispensary

The Parent Company, which is backed by Jay-Z and for which he serves as chief visionary officer, is expanding its retail footprint in California with this week’s announcement that it has acquired Calma West Hollywood. The...

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Seth Rogen says using weed helped him deal with undiagnosed ADHD

For someone who seems the embodiment of “mellow,” finding out that Seth Rogen had undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might offer insight into why his use of the plant, as he freely admits, is...

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Wayne Coyne to launch new weed brand during The Flaming Lips 4/20 bubble concert

The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne is inviting people into his mind with the launch of his new line of cannabis-infused edibles, which will be available during the band’s upcoming “bubble” concert on the most sacred...

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Berner and Chris Webber to help marginalized communities through cannabis scholarships

Rapper Berner and former NBA great Chris Webber are focused on levelling the cannabis playing field by ensuring that members of marginalized communities who want to enter the industry are well-equipped, properly trained and...

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NBA stars John Wall and Carmelo Anthony invest in California-based cannabis company

The latest athletes to invest in the cannabis industry will be familiar to fans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). NBA All-Stars John Wall and Carmelo Anthony were involved in the latest funding round for California-based...

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Phillies great Jimmy Rollins steps up to plate with pot product bearing his famous moniker

J-Roll looks to be making the move to pre-rolls. Jimmy Rollins took a subtle swing for the fences this week as the Philadelphia Phillies legend appeared to announce his foray into the cannabis industry with a pair of posts...

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Former NBA star Paul Pierce takes to Instagram to show off massive cannabis grow

Shortly after getting canned from ESPN for posting videos of weed and strippers on his Instagram account, former NBA star Paul Pierce is back in the green. No, he’s not donning the Boston Celtics colours again, where he...

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Nine celebs cashing in on cannabis

Legally speaking, cannabis has slowly been making progress, helping to shift the cultural perspective so much so that it seems celebrities openly embracing the drug could be the norm. But that may not be the case overall. Despite...

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Pot partnership between Canopy Growth and Drake falls apart

Drake and Canopy Growth Corp. are going separate ways. In the clash of the Canadian powerhouses, Bloomberg reports that it was the Smiths Fall, Ont.-based company that opted to end its relationship with the celeb. Citing...

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Olivia Newton-John and her daughter may not agree on all music, but they do share a support of weed

It’s “all in the family” for Olivia Newton-John, her daughter Chloe Lattanzi and her husband John Easterling when it comes to cannabis as medicine, something the four-time Grammy winner has long touted as helping ease...

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NHL Legend Mark Messier teams up with CBD water company

Six-time Stanley Cup champion Mark Messier knows plenty about sweat, no surprise given he was nicknamed “The Moose” for his considerable strength and aggressiveness on the ice. So it likely also comes as no surprise that...

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Post Whoopi and Maya, Whoopi Goldberg has new weed venture

Whoopi Goldberg, whose CBD company with Elizabeth Maya ended last year, looks ready to kick start a new cannabis venture in California. Gone is the Whoopi and Maya line and in is Emma & Clyde by WHOOPFAM. The star of...

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Willie Nelson shares some cannabis tales ahead of his 88th birthday

Texas icon Willie Nelson turns 88 today and will be celebrating with a keynote address at his cannabis conference, Luck Summit: Planting the Seed, at 4:20 p.m. The goal of the conference is to destigmatize cannabis culture,...

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Drinking with Kate Winslet and watching Daniel Craig fill a bathtub with weed. Such is the life of a 1990s child star

Thomas Ian Nicholas, who has appeared in television shows and movies ranging from Who’s the Boss to A Kid in King Arthur’s Court and American Pie, has seen plenty of weed and alcohol use during his formative years as...

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Seth Rogen releases funny PSA with a serious message about portion control for weed newbies

Cannabis connoisseur and entrepreneur Seth Rogen has a message for people who are new to cannabis or are making a return after years away: Take a hit and wait 15 minutes to see if another one is needed. The hilarious video...

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Jordan Reed retires from NFL over concussion issues, plans to explore a new career in cannabis

National Football League (NFL) player Jordan Reed says he’s come to terms with retiring since concussion-related issues, which he used cannabis to help relieve, mean he can’t play at the level needed in the rough-and-tumble...

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Snoop Dogg-backed cannabis investment fund Casa Verde Capital raises another US$100 million

Casa Verde Capital believes the cannabis industry is set to rebound as the investment fund co-founded by Snoop Dogg has closed on US$100 million in funding, reports Tech Crunch. The fund is managed by Karan Wadhera, who last...

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Seth Rogen spreads his love of weed south of the border

Everyone in Canada — well, everyone everywhere — who’s ever heard of Canadian treasure and cannabis connoisseur Seth Rogen knows the man adores weed. “If you know anything about me at all, I’m going to assume that...

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UFC fighter Sasha Palatnikov discusses his cannabis and psilocybin use

Veteran MMA fighter Sasha Palatnikov returned to the octagon this past weekend for the first time since 2020. In the lead-up to the fight, he discussed his therapeutic use of cannabis and psilocybin in a wide-ranging interview...

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