The trend of celebrities owning cannabis businesses is a recent phenomenon, sparked by the decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States.[1][2]
List of celebrities
Below is a partial listing of celebrities who own commercial cannabis farms or other cannabis-related brands or businesses.
| Celebrity | Business | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Belushi | Belushi's Farm | American Actor Jim Belushi grows and farms his own weed. One of his signature brands is named Blues Brothers, in reference to his famous movie role. | [3] |
| Snoop Dogg | Snoop Dogg G-Pen | Rapper Snoop Dogg released the electrical weed vaporizer G-Pen in a collaboration with Grenco Science in 2013. | [1][4] |
| Creagen Dow | Poke A Bowl | The Big Bang Theory and Zoey 101 actor Creagen Dow owns a company that sells ashtrays that remove both ash and resin, designed by himself. | [5] |
| Whoopi Goldberg | Whoopi & Maya | Actress Whoopi Goldberg started selling medical marijuana in 2016. The company shut down in 2020. | [6] |
| Rob Gronkowski | CBDMEDIC | Former NFL player Rob Gronkowski became a spokesperson for CBDMEDIC in 2019. | [7] |
| Jay-Z | Caliva | Rapper Jay-Z entered a partnership with California-based cannabis company Caliva in 2019. | [8] |
| Kourtney Kardashian | Hora x Poosh | Reality star Kourtney Kardashian started selling CBD-based face serum as an anti-aging solution in 2019. | [9] |
| John Legend | Plus Products Inc. | Singer John Legend started investing in a company that produces CBD products such as edible gummies in 2019. | [10] |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Cann | Actress Gwyneth Paltrow's company Goop started investing in Cann, a cannabis-infused beverage maker, in 2020. | [2] |
| Martha Stewart | Martha Stewart CBD | Stewart released her line of CBD-products in collaboration with Canopy Growth Corporation and Marquee Brands in 2020. | [11] |
| Bella Thorne | Forbidden Flowers | Actress Bella Thorne launched her consumer cannabis and CBD brand in 2019. | [12] |
| Mike Tyson | Tyson Ranch | Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson opened his 400-acre cannabis resort 2019. | [13] |
| David Crosby | Mighty Croz | David Crosby announces 'MIGHTY CROZ' Cannabis Is Coming! | [14] |
| Willie Nelson | Willie's Reserve | Willie Nelson endorses his own brand of Cannabis-based products sold in Colorado and Arizona. https://williesreserve.com | |
| Seth Rogen | Houseplant | [15] | |
| Calvin Johnson | Primitiv | ||
| Lil Wayne | GKUA | ||
| Hulk Hogan | Immortal | ||
| Carlos Santana | Mirayo | ||
| Method Man | TICAL | ||
| Wiz Khalifa | Khalifa Kush (KK) | [16] | |
| Lil Baby | Wham | ||
| Ice Cube | Fryday Kush | ||
| Yung Marley | Sharklato | ||
See also
References
- 1 2 Mull, Amanda (November 19, 2019). "America's Best Drug Dealers Are A-List Celebrities". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- 1 2 Roy, Aditi (October 29, 2020). "Gwyneth Paltrow says cannabis is the 'hero ingredient of the future' as she invests in cannabis-infused beverage maker". CNBC. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ↑ Hasse, Javier (August 11, 2020). "Jim Belushi's Path From Cannabis Farming To Reality TV". Forbes. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ Weiss, Jeff (November 28, 2013). "G-PEN IS THE SNOOP-DOGG APPROVED WAY TO SMOKE WEED". LA weekly. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ Hasse, Javier (11 September 2020). "'Big Bang Theory' Actor Creagen Dow Talks Cannabis: You Need To 'Clean Your Ash Hole'". Benzinga. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ↑ Wallace, Alicia (5 February 2020). "Whoopi Goldberg's cannabis company has shut down". CNN. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Gronk Gets Into The CBD Business". Green Entrepreneur. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Lindsey, Nick (9 July 2019). "Jay-Z Announces Partnership With Top Cannabis Company Caliva". Metro. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Kelly, Emma (9 September 2019). "Kourtney Kardashian gets into the CBD business as she launches serum made of cannabis". Metro. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Weinberg, Lindsay (17 September 2019). "John Legend Invests in Plus Hemp CBD Products". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Shapiro, Katie (9 December 2020). "Martha Stewart CBD Goes Coast-To-Coast With First National Retail Expansion". Forbes. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Hasse, Javier (14 August 2020). "Bella Thorne Talks About New Cannabis Strains, Future of Forbidden Flowers". Green Entrepreneur. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Deen, Sarah (11 June 2019). "Inside Mike Tyson's 400-acre cannabis resort and it looks insane". Metro. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "David Crosby's Official Cannabis brand". Mightycroz.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ "Seth Rogen Has Launched a Marijuana Company". Nerdist. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ↑ https://www.trulieve.com/brands/partners#accordion-control-7
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