Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer commuted Michael Thompson's sentence on December 22. He spent 23 years in jail for selling three pounds of marijuana to an informant. Thompson was released on January 28.
To Dennis Peron, who passed away three years ago on January 27 at 71 years of age, all marijuana use was medicinal. It should be etched on his tombstone.
CNBC's Marcus Lemonis can't roll a joint, but can tell cannabis business stories. In the latest episode of his new series, "Streets of Dreams," he focuses on Denver's Green Mile, where companies selling pot products and services thrive.
"I’m an insomniac and the Martha Stewart CBD oil drops are so helpful," Martha Stewart says, hyping her own brand. "A dropper full of the orange or a dropper full of the lemon. I also love my CBD gummies."
Much has been written about celebrity branding in cannabis, often negative. Then we got to sample the Jerry Garcia Hand Picked collection.
Spencer Boston staged a protest during a court appearance for a marijuana citation in Lebanon, Tennessee on January 27, 2020 by sparking up a joint. Sadly, Boston was hit by a car and passed away on January 21.
In a 2014 interview on "Larry King Now," Willie Nelson told the talk-show host about marijuana, "I think it's a good habit for me."
In 2013, Larry King told Snoop Dogg he "would legalize it," referring to marijuana, and quoted Lenny Bruce: "They're going to legalize marijuana someday because every law student I know smokes it." King passed away from Covid-19 on January 23.
