"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.
BET's excellent pot doc "Smoke: Marijuana + Black America" ends with an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris during which she acknowledges her support for ending marijuana prohibition.
Marijuana-legalization nemesis Kevin Sabet is crowing that "longtime friend of SAM Regina LaBelle" has been named Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy - i.e., the Drug Czar's office.
In his final act as President, Donald Trump granted pardons and commuted the sentences for nearly 150 people. Eleven marijuana prisoners received commutations, including John Knock.
