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Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Bash: World Class Artists And Fans Will Celebrate With Marijuana, Music & More
Friday, April 28, 2023 - 3:05pm | 569“Nelson is everyone’s favorite musical uncle. With his two long braids and penchant for the pot smoke, he’s put a smile on likely everyone’s face on earth at least once,” says American Songwriter. And he’s about to spread those smiles to an even broader...
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Benzinga Buzz: Latest On Netflix, Lord Of The Rings, Rolling Stones/Beatles Team Up, Chelsea Handler & More
Monday, February 27, 2023 - 9:27am | 773Each week, Benzinga compiles the latest entertainment news into a cohesive column for your consideration. Read on for the latest updates — both useful and irreverent. Surprise, Surprise. While he was in office, former president and all-around good sport Donald Trump pressured Walt Disney Co...
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The Nun And The Joint: Chelsea Handler's Hilarious Story Of Introducing Weed To Devout Sister
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 5:59pm | 399Comedian, six-time New York Times best-selling author, and the guest host of "The Daily Show" Chelsea Handler, talked about getting a nun high for the first time. In a recent appearance on the Jennifer Hudson show, Handler shared a hilarious story of her experience smoking weed with a nun...
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Chelsea Handler Admits To Being Too High While Hosting 'The Daily Show'
Monday, February 13, 2023 - 4:36pm | 549By Lucia Tedesco via El Planteo After Trevor Noah's departure, Chelsea Handler was a guest host on "The Daily Show" this week and, as expected, the laughs were not lacking. “There was a lot of news happening this weekend and I was on ecstasy, so let's get this party started...
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Interview: 'The Daily Show' Host Chelsea Handler Explains How Weed And Therapy Helped Her Become A Better Person
Monday, February 13, 2023 - 2:16pm | 2299Comedian, six-time New York Times best-selling author and guest host of "The Daily Show" Chelsea Handler has been going to therapy for a few years now and she’s no longer an a**hole. Or at least, she’s aware that she is one, and working daily to improve. “I still am an...
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EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Handler Wants To Cut Back On Alcohol, Partners With Diplo-Backed Cannabis Drink Maker Leisuretown
Monday, October 17, 2022 - 4:22pm | 441Comedian and six-time New York Times best-selling author Chelsea Handler has partnered up with Leisuretown, a California-based beverage company with a line of THC-infused social seltzers and CBD-infused sunny seltzers, Benzinga has learned exclusively. Under this strategic partnership, Handler, a...
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Why Billionaire Charles Koch Thinks Cannabis Prohibition Is 'Counterproductive' - And Is Spending Millions To Support Legalization
Sunday, August 21, 2022 - 10:11am | 1235This article was originally published in August 2021. More and more powerful people, whether because of their wealth, celebrity status or their positions as corporate leaders and politicians, have begun to express their views in support of ending...
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EXCLUSIVE: Celebrity-Backed Cannabis Beverage 'Cann' Reaches Arizona With Exciting Plans For Pride Month
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 8:02am | 721Cann, a cannabis-infused beverage company, launches its cult-favorite micro-dosed THC social tonics in dispensaries across Arizona. The California-based company will present Arizonans with its three award-winning flavors: Lemon Lavender, Blood Orange Cardamom & Grapefruit...
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Justin Bieber Joins Marijuana Space For A Good Cause, Launches Peaches Prerolls
Monday, October 4, 2021 - 11:10am | 722One of Gen Z and millennials’ favorite musicians, Justin Bieber, just joined a long list of celebrities who are full-on in the cannabis space, as marijuana legalization spreads across the nation. The two-time Grammy-award winner and one of the best-selling pop music artists of...
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Chelsea Handler On Cannabis, Her New HBO Max Special, Therapy And Psychedelics: 'I'm Very Pro Drugs'
Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 12:38pm | 1277Franca Quarneti co-authored this article. Comedian, New York Times bestselling author and activist Chelsea Handler has been a cannabis advocate for quite some time. And a vocal one at that. She has also been teasing her entry into the cannabis industry for a while now, but products are yet to hit...
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Chelsea Handler Launches Kit Featuring Her Favorite Cannabis Products
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 8:59am | 252Timed to coincide with the premiere of Chelsea Handler’s stand up special, “Chelsea Handler: Evolution,” Sweet Flower has joined forced with the comedian to introduce the Evolution Kit, a curated set featuring Chelsea’s favorite cannabis products. The limited-...
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Chelsea Handler: From Canna-Loving Comedian To Activist
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 1:06pm | 881By Melanie Erbar. Versión en Español en El Planteo: Chelsea Handler y el Cannabis: de Comediante a Activista Every stoner out there has been confronted with the phrase “weed makes you lazy”. While this might be true for some people, Chelsea Handler is not one of them. The...
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Exclusive: NorCal Cannabis Announces 6 New Brands, Chelsea Handler Collaboration
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 - 8:00am | 471Hall of Flowers has become one of the leading events in the cannabis industry, known for the amount of brand debuts that take place there. On Monday, Benzinga broke the news about Pluto launching at the California gathering. On Tuesday, we've learned about NorCal Cannabis launching six new...
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Chelsea Handler Invests In Cannabis Content Company Civilized
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 2:37pm | 458A month after announcing plans to enter the retail cannabis space, comedian Chelsea Handler has taken another step in the cannabis industry and invested in cannabis-focused content company and lifestyle brand Civilized. The details regarding the investment weren't released. Handler and...
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Pot Stocks, ETFs, Top News And Data From The Cannabis Industry This Week
Friday, August 24, 2018 - 6:09pm | 4277Boy, are we excited with cannabis at Benzinga? Since our Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Toronto last week, we’ve received such an impressive response and demand for more content, we’ve decided to expand our cannabis newsdesk considerably. Check out our extensive coverage here....