Chicago Cubs Are First MLB Team to Partner with CBD Brand
Mon / Apr 10th
The Chicago Cubs are set to become the first Major League Baseball team with a CBD sponsor following a new partnership with Illinois-based MYND Drinks.
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Mon / Apr 10th
The Chicago Cubs are set to become the first Major League Baseball team with a CBD sponsor following a new partnership with Illinois-based MYND Drinks.
Mon / Apr 3rd
The NBA has permanently ended the practice of drug testing players for cannabis use, per a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement with league players.
Thu / Feb 9th
Former Detroit Lions players Calvin Johnson Jr. and Rob Sims have launched their latest product line, Primitiv Performance, which blends electrolytes, vitamins, and water-soluble cannabinoids including CBD, CBG, CBC, and CBN into a recovery-focused sports drink.
Thu / Dec 8th
WNBA star Brittney Griner, who this year was arrested on drug charges in Russia and sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony, is free and on her way home following a one-for-one prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Fri / Nov 18th
The Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League has signed a one-year sponsorship with Chicago-based cannabis company Verilife.
Tue / Nov 15th
Mike Tyson’s Tyson 2.0 and his longtime ring opponent Evander Holyfield are teaming up to release cannabis-infused gummies called ‘Holy Ears,’ which are shaped like an ear with a bite taken out of it.
Wed / Oct 26th
Brittney Griner’s nine-year sentence for possession of two cannabis vape cartridges was upheld by a Russian court on Tuesday.
Wed / Oct 12th
The MLB announced an official partnership with the CBD company Charlotte’s Web in a first-of-its-kind deal for the major national sports league.
Thu / Sep 15th
Elias Theodorou, a mixed martial arts fighter and the first professional athlete to be granted a therapeutic use exemption for medical cannabis, died of liver cancer.
Tue / Sep 13th
The World Anti-Doping Agency looks likely to leave cannabis on its list of banned substances for 2023 despite backlash over last year’s suspension of star American runner Sha’Carri Richardson after she tested positive for cannabis use.
Thu / Sep 1st
Mike Tyson’s cannabis brand, Tyson 2.0, has formed an exclusive partnership with cannabis company Hexo Corp. to bring its products to Canada.
Fri / Aug 5th
Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony for cannabis possession.
Fri / Aug 5th
In a recent podcast interview, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers credited the psychedelic ayahuasca for what he called “the best season” of his career.
Fri / Jul 29th
Boston Red Sox legend and MLB Hall of Famer David Ortiz is launching his cannabis line Papi Cannabis; the products should be available in Massachusetts dispensaries this month.
Fri / Jul 15th
Lawyers for Brittney Griner read a medical certificate showing she had been recommended medical cannabis by U.S. doctors during a court session in Russia.
Wed / Jul 13th
The National Basketball Association Players Association has entered a multi-year partnership for branded CBD products with Harrington Wellness, a CBD brand founded by former player Al Harrington.
Fri / Jul 8th
WNBA all-star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to cannabis possession in Russia. Following the plea, Griner now faces up to 10 years in prison.
Fri / Jul 1st
Brittney Griner’s trial began today for allegedly smuggling cannabis vape cartridges into Russia and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
Wed / Jun 29th
The MLB will begin to allow CBD product sponsorships as long as the products do not have active levels of THC.
Wed / Jun 15th
Russia says it has extended the detention of American WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was caught allegedly bringing cannabis vape cartridges into the country, until July 2.
Thu / May 5th
Schwazze’s Star Buds dispensary chain is the first cannabis brand to put its logo on a professional sports team’s jerseys after partnering with the Colorado Summit, a new American Ultimate Disc League franchise.
Mon / Apr 4th
Wrestling legend Ric Flair is teaming up with Mike Tyson to develop themed products for the Tyson 2.0 cannabis brand.
Mon / Mar 21st
U.S. officials have not had access to WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner since her February 17 arrest in Russia.
Wed / Mar 16th
Tyson 2.0, Mike Tyson’s cannabis company, is now selling cannabis-infused gummies in the shape of Evander Holyfield’s ear after the infamous biting incident.
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