Marvin Washington

"Cannabis is medicine and a viable, safe alternative to opioids." Marvin Washington knows pain. Not the kind that comes and goes. The kind that lingers. The kind that burrows deep into your body and settles in for the long haul. The kind that every former NFL player knows far too well. For 11...

SLOCAL Roots Opens Shop In San Luis Obispo, Plans To Launch Another California Retail Location This Fall SLOCAL Roots, a family of vertically integrated cannabis companies on California's Central Coast, announced the grand opening of their first licensed retail storefront in San Luis Obispo...

Marvin Washington, who played eleven seasons in the NFL and led the Denver Broncos to beat the Packers in the 1998 Super Bowl, has long been outspoken about medical marijuana for athletes. In 2017, Washinton took part in a lawsuit against former Attorney General Jeff...

Isodiol International Inc. (CSE: ISOL) (OTCQB: ISOLF) launched in 2009 as a cannabinoid researcher and grew to become a globally-known bulk seller of CBD products. It embarked on a new goal one year ago, with the introduction of Andrew Alvis as president. Alvis was brought on board to oversee ...

A quartet of sports legends-turned-cannabis entrepreneurs joined the virtual Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference this week: ex-Detroit Piston Isiah Thomas, ex-Detroit Red Wing Darren McCarty, NBA vet Al Harrington and NFL vet Marvin Washington. Benzinga CEO Jason Raznick hosted the panel...

Benzinga, a financial news and data company, announced the final line up for its panel on athletes and cannabis, in the context of its August 18th Virtual Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference. Chatting with Benzinga CEO and founder Jason Raznick will be: Basketball legend Isiah Thomas, CEO of One...

Podcast via Kannaboomers. “This is a social movement that is moving forward faster than any other social movement in the world and probably in history.“ — Javier Hasse History is being made, day by day, as we move closer to the post-prohibition era for cannabis. Most of us are on...

By Aaron Silverman, President of MediaJel. Will early retirements get the NFL to change its tune on cannabis? On a Saturday evening, about two weeks before the beginning of the 2019 NFL season, 29-year-old Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck stood in front of the press as he often did. This...

This week, Tilray and Sproutly Canada went public, Sunniva announced plans to spin off its Canadian assets, Zynerba Pharmaceuticals posted positive data for its Phase 2 trial for ZYN002 in Fragile X syndrome, and Zogenix released positive top-line results from its second pivotal Phase 3 study...

A shortened week brought less cannabis news than usual, providing the people in the industry with a chance to exhale and look back at the convoluted weeks leading up to the Fourth of July holiday.  We did witness some relevant action. Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE) reported...

The discussion about cannabis and sports isn't new. The conversation gained more relevance than ever late last year after the World Anti-Doping Agency, in charge of drug testing among Olympic athletes and usually sets the criteria for anti-doping in most sports across the globe, removed CBD...

From famed rapper The Game to TV’s Montel Williams, Bob Marley’s son Julian Marley to Snoop Dogg, celebrities across the board are increasingly getting involved in the cannabis industry. One of the forefathers of this movement is Super Bowl champion Marvin Washington. The former...

The Southeast Cannabis Conference & Expo has just kicked off in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and will go on until Sunday afternoon. This non-consumption event is aimed at educating, engaging and empowering “the cannabis industry of tomorrow,” Executive Operations Director Danielle...