{"id":87343,"date":"2022-07-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/"},"modified":"2023-04-14T10:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T08:36:28","slug":"celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities in the Medicinal Cannabis Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contribution of <strong>celebrities in the medicinal cannabis business<\/strong> has been rising for the past few years. The professionalization of the cannabis industry in conjunction with some regulations taking place in different countries regarding consumption and cultivation, plus recent therapeutic discoveries, have raised interest among plenty of celebrities. Musicians, athletes and other entrepreneurs have decided to invest in companies devoted to the noble art of medicinal cannabis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6adc8d5f95f5d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contenido<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#Mike_Tyson\" >Mike Tyson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#David_Beckham\" >David Beckham<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#Miley_Cirus\" >Miley Cirus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#Maximillian_White\" >Maximillian White<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#Jay-Z\" >Jay-Z<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#Snoop_Dogg\" >Snoop Dogg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#Wiz_Khalifa\" >Wiz Khalifa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#Carlos_Santana\" >Carlos Santana<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#Drake\" >Drake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#Whoopi_Goldberg\" >Whoopi Goldberg<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/celebrities-in-the-medicinal-cannabis-business\/#Medicinal_Marijuana_an_increasing_industry\" >Medicinal Marijuana, an increasing industry<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Celebrities_and_Marijuana_The_Industry_of_Medicinal_Cannabis\"><\/span><strong>Celebrities and Marijuana: The Industry of Medicinal Cannabis<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mike_Tyson\"><\/span><strong>Mike Tyson<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For someone that has taken as many blows in life as Mike Tyson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/289-cannabis-healthcare\"><strong>medicinal marijuana<\/strong><\/a> could be very helpful to alleviate certain spasms and muscle inflammations. This legendary and famous American boxer has manifested on plenty of occasions that <strong>\u201cweed saved him from himself\u201d.<\/strong> He\u2019d been boxing for 20 years, had undergone 2 surgeries and felt terribly worn out, however, cannabis helped him deal with his nervous breakdowns and relieved the pain he suffered on a daily basis. He became one of the first celebrities in the medicinal cannabis business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once his life was back on track, after declaring himself in bankruptcy in 2003, Mike Tyson took a new entrepreneur turn and decided to fund the <strong>Tyson Holistic Holding<\/strong>, which consists of two affiliates, <strong>Tyson Holistic<\/strong> and <strong>Tyson Ranch<\/strong>. The first of these companies invests in businesses that manufacture hemp-based products and the second one centers its activity around cannabis. Due to the fact that marijuana is actually legal in the state of California, Tyson\u2019s Ranch (40 hectares and located in the Mojave Desert)<strong> makes more than half a million dollars a month.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Mike-Tyson.jpg\" alt=\"mike tyson\" width=\"600\" title=\"Mike Tyson\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"David_Beckham\"><\/span><strong>David Beckham<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Famous soccer player, model and European celebrity, David Beckham is also a successful businessman that has engaged in different sectors. His last investment is related to medicinal marijuana. This Real Madrid and Manchester United ex player has bought <strong>Cellular Goods<\/strong> shares through <strong>DB Ventures,<\/strong> his investment fund. This company manufactures all sorts of medicinal cannabis-based products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Beckam.jpg\" alt=\"celebrities in the medicinal cannabis business\" width=\"600\" title=\"David Beckham\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Miley_Cirus\"><\/span><strong>Miley Cirus<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miley Cirus\u2019 career has been linked to marijuana consumption since she was Hannah Montana in Disney Channel; and throughout her later musical turnover. Nowadays, she owes <strong>Papers Shine<\/strong>, a<strong> rolling paper limited-edition<\/strong> made of gold leaf. She has also invested in <strong>Lowell Caf\u00e9<\/strong>; which is located in Los Angeles and considered as the first cannabis restaurant in the United States. She also collaborates with<strong> Lowell Herb Co.<\/strong> an organic cannabis farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/miley-cyrus.jpg\" alt=\"miley cirus\" width=\"600\" title=\"Miley Cirus\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maximillian_White\"><\/span><strong>Maximillian White<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apart from singers, athletes, actors and other celebrities, the cannabis industry also attracts entrepreneurs; who have created their own empire through various businesses. This is the case with Maximillian White; a<strong> 40-year-old English magnate<\/strong> who has expanded his activity with the cultivation of medicinal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-have-quality-cannabis\/\"><strong>cannabis<\/strong><\/a>. Maximillian had previously succeeded in the music sector and in the real estate business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He lives in Mallorca, concretely in La Serra de Tramuntana, and owns a medicinal cannabis farm in<strong> Portugal <\/strong>that is over <strong>40 hectares<\/strong> and makes more than 1.5 billion euros a year. He has become one of the biggest Instagram <strong>influencers<\/strong> and Forbes magazine labels him as \u201cthe first multimillionaire of the cannabis industry\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Maximillian-White.jpg\" alt=\"celebrities in the medicinal cannabis business\" width=\"600\" title=\"Maximillian White\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jay-Z\"><\/span><strong>Jay-Z<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jay-Z is a worldwide famous rapper. He is also a very important American entrepreneur involved in different sectors, such as fashion, sports, food or entertainment. He decided to step into the cannabis market a couple of years ago and teamed up with<strong> Caliva,<\/strong> a famous California weed brand. In 2019, as the director of operating strategies, he engaged in a new cannabis line called<strong> Monogran.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jay-Z.jpg\" alt=\"jay-z\" width=\"600\" title=\"Jay-Z\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Snoop_Dogg\"><\/span><strong>Snoop Dogg<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cannabis is Snoop Dogg\u2019s synonym. This eccentric American rapper is a <strong>musical reference to the cannabis industry <\/strong>for the past two decades thanks to his constant battle towards decriminalizing marijuana all over the United States. Nowadays, the mythical songwriter of \u201cSmoke the weed\u201d owes his own line of cannabis-based products called <strong>Leafs by Snoop<\/strong>. He is also a<strong> Seedo <\/strong>ambassador and his image sponsors its revolutionary automated cannabis grow box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Snoop.jpg\" alt=\"celebrities in the medicinal cannabis business\" width=\"600\" title=\"Snoop Dogg\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wiz_Khalifa\"><\/span><strong>Wiz Khalifa<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cameron Jibril Thomaz is a famous American singer and songwriter that has become very popular among the cannabis industry; his name is associated with different marijuana products and companies. A clear example of this is<strong> Khalifa Kush<\/strong>, a strain created with his collaboration and by <strong>The Cookies company<\/strong>; which also features rolling papers under his stage name, Wiz Khalifa. His company, Khalifa Kush, has also started commercializing cannabis oil in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Wiz-Khalifa.jpg\" alt=\"wiz khalifa\" width=\"600\" title=\"Wiz Khalifa\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carlos_Santana\"><\/span><strong>Carlos Santana<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carlos Santana once said that \u201cCannabis is a door to a different conscious state\u201d. This musician is one of the greatest defenders of cannabis regulation. He even requested ex-president Barack Obama to use taxes generated by selling cannabis towards financing the public education system. This rock icon joined <strong>Left Coast Ventures <\/strong>to develop rich-in-<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/cbd-or-cannabidiol\/\">CBD<\/a> <\/strong>cannabis products. According to this company, the new range of products would include traditional recipes from the Santana family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Carlos-Santana.jpg\" alt=\"celebrities in the medicinal cannabis business\" width=\"600\" title=\"Carlos Santana\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drake\"><\/span><strong>Drake<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The famous Canadian rapper has associated with <strong>Canopy Growth<\/strong>, a prestigious cannabis producer, in order to create an affiliate called <strong>More Life Growth Company<\/strong>. This alliance brings new impetus to a company that has already benefited a fair bit by the cannabis regulation in the United States. The firm and Drake himself state that \u201cthis company will devote the rest of its existence seeking consumers\u2019 personal growth and well-being\u201d; offering first quality products for medicinal and recreational use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Drake.jpg\" alt=\"drake\" width=\"600\" title=\"Drake\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whoopi_Goldberg\"><\/span><strong>Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sister Act, Ghost and The Color Purple protagonist was one of the first American celebrities in proclaiming herself in favor of therapeutic cannabis use due to its demonstrated medicinal properties. Therefore, she decided to fund the <strong>Whoopi &amp; Maya<\/strong> company, aimed at offering natural and safe alternatives for menstrual pain. Such company has<strong> currently ceased its activity <\/strong>due to disagreements within the management board that made Goldberg leave the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Whoopi-Goldberg.jpg\" alt=\"celebrities in the medicinal cannabis business\" width=\"600\" title=\"Whoopi Goldberg\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Medicinal_Marijuana_an_increasing_industry\"><\/span><strong>Medicinal Marijuana, an increasing industry<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The World\u2019s Health Organisation (WHO) regarding cannabis therapeutic properties; along the legal regulations that took place in countries like Canada or USA, have opened the possibility to turn <strong>medicinal marijuana into a successful and prosperous business.<\/strong> For this reason, the celebrities mentioned in this article and other public figures have decided to join this rising sector; which still has plenty of objectives to be attained.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The contribution of celebrities in the medicinal cannabis business has been rising for the past few years. 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