In the latest twist on the sweet treat, Boston-based ice cream brand Emack & Bolio’s is partnering with cannabis operator MariMed to create cannabis-infused ice cream. The duo will “create a line-up of cannabis-infused vegan and dairy ice cream in outrageous flavors” that contain the same whole-plant cannabinoid and terpene formulations found in MariMed’s products …
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Former Anti-Marijuana Congressman And Top Trump Health Official Joins Cannabis Company Board, Documents Show
Tom Price, a former congressman who repeatedly voted against marijuana reform has joined the board of directors of a medical marijuana business in Georgia. As health and human services secretary in the Trump administration, he was empowered to initiate proceedings to formally recognize cannabis’s medical value and reschedule it under federal law—a move he chose …
Authorities No Longer Seizing Under Three Ounces Of Marijuana At New York Airports
You can now fly fearlessly into New York airports with your weed. Just don’t carry too much. Small amounts of marijuana found on passengers in New York’s airports are no longer being seized by local authorities, four months after the state legalized recreational cannabis use. Currently, travelers will only be arrested if they carry more …
Republican Lawmakers Seek Ban On Welfare Benefits Spending At Dispensaries
We know that some of you deadbeats are already thinking about using your welfare checks to buy weed. But the government is not going to allow this to happen. Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would ban the spending of federal welfare benefits at cannabis dispensaries. Two pending pieces of legislation include language to prohibit …
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Ex-Lions star Calvin Johnson aims to change game with cannabis business
Megatron has entered the cannabis business, Calvin Johnson (known as Megatron during his playing days with the Detroit Lions) and former teammate Rob Sims have founded Michigan-based Primitiv, a cannabis research company as well as a collaboration with Harvard University to research how marijuana can help people with CTE and chronic pain. https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/2021/08/05/ex-lions-star-calvin-johnson-aims-to-change-game-with-cannabis-business/
This California City Rejected Marijuana. Now Cannabis Is An Official Tourism Draw
Modesto, a city in California’s Central Valley, once very hostile to cannabis, is now raking big dollars from the weed. More money than from hotels and tourism. In a major turnaround, the city is believed to now have the first sanctioned “citywide cannabis tourism program” in the United States, Modesto’s official convention and visitors bureau …
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Why Cannabis Is Part Of The Future Of Big Tobacco
Big tobacco companies are banking on a future in cannabis. Didn’t you see it coming? I did. They have been eying the industry for some time and have begun lobbying in certain jurisdictions. They are in a diminishing business selling products that kill people and see a pot of gold at the end of a …
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Billionaire Charles Koch On Why Cannabis Should Be Legal
The legalization of marijuana at the federal in the US has acquired an unexpected and powerful ally in the person of billionaire Charles Koch – the devout libertarian known for spending a fortune on political causes. And it’s not because he’s a pothead https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2021/07/27/billionaire-charles-koch-on-why-cannabis-should-be-legal/?sh=52562e894a73
Soulja Boy launches Soulja Exotics cannabis brand
Another celebrity enters the weed game. Fresh off his 31st birthday, Soulja Boy has started a new business venture. The emcee aka Big Draco has teamed up with Grizzly Peak — an indoor cannabis company — to launch his own cannabis brand. Soulja Exotics will sell 3.5 grams of medicinal-quality weed, starting with an indica strain titled the “Grease …
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NBA’s Allen Iverson Joins Al Harrington’s Cannabis Company, Says They Are ‘About To Change The Game’
NBA Hall of Fame Allen Iverson has joined Viola, a purpose-driven cannabis brand co-founded by basketball great Al Harrington. Iverson is the latest in a long line of celebrities and high sports getting into the cannabis business. As Viola’s talent partner, Iverson will continue to build on many of Harrington’s business initiatives, leading the drop …
