Father’s Day this year of course is going to look and feel a whole lot different for many reasons. With everything happening in the current world it’s been apparent that many of us have come to realize the true importance of telling people who inspired us and who we appreciate and love how much we value them while they are here.
As our lives feel more shaken then ever, father’s have been the providers and comfort to many households. Dad’s and grandads and even great grandads bring stability and silliness to our lives when we need it the most. These dad’s mentioned on this list bring something even more. All of these fathers also bring cannabis and thriving cannabis businesses to their family tables.
in the cannabis industry are no longer a new or taboo thing and now many cannabis companies are family owned or operated businesses. Here’s just a handful of those cannabis friendly fathers that are teaching their kids and communities about cannabis through their businesses, brands, and investments.
Jesce Horton
Founder of cannabis processor The LOWD and co-founder of the NuLeaf Project, Jesce Horton is using his business development and engineering expertise and background to build two successful cannabis companies. He’s a husband and father of three based in Oregon.
John Salley
Retired NBA star John Salley is an investor, ambassador, and co-owner of several brands but his cannabis brand Deuces 22 is a family run business he co-owns with his oldest daughter Tyla Salley. Deuces 22 is a premium cannabis flower brand available in several California dispensaries. They offer cannabis education courses through the Deuces Academy designed to provide informative content to consumers.
Dr. Rasean Hodge
After a serious neck injury and prescription meds that we’re giving him terrible side effects Dr. Rasean Hodge decided to study cannabis and bring his wealth of knowledge to others. He’s a father and also now a practicing physician in Georgia that specializes in helping medical cannabis patients with finding the best products and practices for their conditions or chronic pain. You can find Dr. Hodge’s work and book a consultation on his website.
Marvin Washington
Retired NFL New York Jets star Marvin Washington is a father and now a vocal cannabis advocate. He’s specifically advocating for the use of cannabis for athletes with injuries and has been an active voice for years for former NFL players around the country. In the NFL players concussion lawsuit, he speaks to the truth of living with CTE and how players should have the chance to use cannabis because of the amount of long term injuries pro football causes.
Matt Barnes
“All my best games I was medicated”, said former NBA star player Matt Barnes in a Washington Post interview. “When I smoke, I can focus and actually do the job that I have to do,” he added. Barnes is now adding cannabis advocate and entrepreneur to his resume.
He has also been a voice for cancer research and hosts an annual Athletes vs Cancer All Star Weekend a three day event raising money and awareness for cancer research and patients. According to Leafly “The 5th AVC All-Star Weekend, it’s the first year that’ll include a cannabis component, Smoke4ACure, a celebration of the cannabis plant and its medicinal benefits, hosted by Matt Barnes and Snoop Dogg. He’s also a brand ambassador for black owned canna-brand Viola and has been a big part of funding UCLA’s Cannabis Research Iniative.
Kevin Ford Jr.
Kevin Ford is the CEO of Uplift Maryland, a company and platform created to provide medical cannabis certification, education, and business development training. Uplift Maryland and Kevin recieved a $45,000 grant from Maryland to develop and execute cannabis education and training programs and resources to disadvantaged cannaprenuers and communities. Ford is also a fraternity member of Gamma Pi Ques, Morehouse College alum, husband and father of a new born boy.
Currensy
The Rapper and all-around hustler, Spitta manages to maintain a thriving music career, several businesses all while raising up his young son Cruz.
Al Harrington
Al Harrington is another father and former NBA player that has now fully invested himself into the cannabis industry and through his platform and company he’s moving towards making black indviduals and communities wealthy through cannabis. Harrington is the CEO of Viola Brands, a cannabis company that creates high quality pre-rolls, flower, topicals, and vapes available in many California, Michigan, and Colorado dispensaries. He founded the company by raising $16 million through other NBA players that also advocate and support legal cannabis. Through the company he gives back to the community through food drives, social equity programs, and recently donated 20,000 CBD topical creams to George Floyd and BLM protestors.
Karim Webb
The 4th MVMT CEO promotes social equity in the cannabis industry through education, training and even investment into communities who have been heavily impacted by the War on Drugs.
A serial entrepreneur, the father of 3 is making a major impact in cannabis.
Wiz Khalifa
The well known award winning rapper isn’t just making money through music he’s also a cannabis company investor, brand ambassador, and creator of his own strain Khalifa Kush.
Wiz Khalifa being the world famous artist he is didn’t miss his opportunity to make his mark in the cannabis industry quickly. In 2014 he entered a partnership with RAW rolling papers to create his own line of papers, 2015 he founded Khalifa Kush Enterprise to cultivate his own strains, 2016 started a new partnership with RiverRock Cannabis, and he now has his own mobile game “Wiz Khalifa’s Weed Farm”. Khalifa is also a father of one son Sebastian aka “Bash” with former girlfriend model/actress Amber Rose.