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Snoop Dogg’s newest weed-centric industry challenge would possibly sound acquainted to those that seek advice from The Cannabist.
The rap magnate is teaming up with entrepreneur Ted Chung to release the Merry Jane media platform, which is able to function unique movies and “a”¯cross-section of cultural and way of life options, together with the newest hashish coverage, industry, and financial information,” consistent with a information free up.
Yep, it sounds so much like the ideas that has been shared right here in The Cannabist since late-December 2013, once we began to chronicle the international’s first felony marijuana gross sales in Colorado and feature been monitoring the briefly evolving hashish tradition ever since.
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Snoop Dogg, who has branched into tech making an investment, introduced the Merry Jane startup Monday at Tech Crunch Disrupt in San Francisco, the place he shared probably the most motivations at the back of the venture: the risk to speak brazenly about marijuana use.
“There are such a lot of folks within the closet at this time. … We’re a greater international if everyone comes out of the closet and simply admits that they prefer to smoke,” he stated about Merry Jane.
After which he declared: “My identify is Snoop Dogg and I’m a stoner.”
Merry Jane is sponsored by way of Snoop Dogg’s Casa Verde Capital funding workforce and others. The web page is ready to formally release in October, however folks can join now for an opportunity to take a look at the beta web page.
Snoop Dogg has saved in shut touch with Colorado within the felony technology, appearing across the April 20 marijuana vacation this yr and in 2014. He were given concerned within the 2014 gubernatorial marketing campaign. He additionally recorded a video message for the Centennial State forward of remaining week’s one-day pot tax vacation.
We’re intrigued by way of the Deflowered sequence of video interviews that will probably be on Merry Jane (take a look at in on the 8:30 mark at the above video) and flattered that Snoop seems to be working with our theme.
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— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) September 21, 2015
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