Jim Belushi

Actor Jim Belushi and CNBC's Jon Najarian closed day one of the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago with a bang Tuesday. The entertainer and founder of Oregon-based Belushi's Farm took the audience on a ride as he detailed his entrance into the space, as well as the emotional...

Article and pictures by Philip Rebentisch, Chief Storyteller at Gotta Story. At the home of Academy Award® winning actor Jamie Foxx, a unique event took place on Saturday, July 13, celebrating the 50th birthday of gifted film director F. Gary Gray. Nestled deep within the Santa Monica mountains...

Comin’ to ya, on a dusty road, good cannabis, he’s got a truck load. Jim Belushi, the actor and brother of one-half of the Blues Brothers, is launching a Blues Brothers-themed cannabis brand in Illinois. AdAge reports that Belushi plans to market the brand and its Blues Brothers...

This week, cannabis news was dominated by two big acquisitions. The largest was announced by U.S. vertically integrated multistate cannabis operator Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (OTC: CURLF), which said it would buy Cura Partners, owners of the Select cannabis brand, for approximately $950 million in...

This is part two of a two-part series by Philip Rebentisch, Chief Storyteller at Gotta Story Media. My first article about actor-comedian-musician Jim Belushi covered Jim’s stellar entertainment career. He performed in the world-famous comedy troupe Second City, wrote for and joined the cast...

This is part one of a two-part series by Philip Rebentisch, Chief Storyteller at Gotta Story Media. It’s not exactly shocking to learn that cannabis and the entertainment industry go together like coffee and cream, but to be successful, both businesses require talent, fortitude, and vision....

The rise of marijuana as an increasingly above-board business while it remains federally illegal is “the most interesting dilemma we have in the country,” Kevin O’Leary said during an appearance at Benzinga this week. The "Shark Tank" judge asked a roomful of business...