Another well known athlete enters the cannabis business. This time it’s former NFL running back and Heisman trophy winner, Ricky Williams with his Highsman brand. Williams was suspended five times during his NFL career for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, missing two full seasons. In March, the NFL announced it would end suspensions for positive cannabis …
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The partnership between NBA superstars Allen Iverson and Al Harrington is launching a line of very attractive looking cannabis products and merchandise via Harrington’s company, Viola Brands. https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2021/10/02/nba-legends-allen-iverson-al-harrington-release-their-new-cannabis-strain-merch/
Former NBA super star Chris Webber has announced that he’s opening a multimillion-dollar cannabis “compound” in his native city of Detroit. What’s this with sports stars and cannabis? And NBA athletes, in particular. https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/574411-former-nba-player-chris-webber-opening-175m-cannabis-compound?rl=1
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 …
Are you a weed loving boxer or MMA fighter? Life just got a lot easier for you in the state of Nevada. The Nevada state Athletic Commission voted recently to lift its longtime ban on athletes using marijuana, opening the door for boxers and mixed-martial artists competing on the sport’s biggest stage to freely and openly use …
President Joe Biden suggested on Saturday that rules banning Olympic athletes from competition for marijuana could potentially change when asked about the suspension of U.S. runner Sha’Carri Richardson from at least some events at the upcoming games in Tokyo after she tested positive for cannabis.
Sha’Carri Richardson will miss her main event at the Tokyo Olympics for smoking weed. But it’s not even clear that marijuana is a peformance enhancing drug. https://slate.com/culture/2021/07/shacarri-richardson-marijuana-ban-tokyo-olympics-why.html
