Calvin Johnson

Jeeter, viewed as one of the most popular cannabis pre-roll brands worldwide, teamed up with National Lampoon for a collaboration that blends marijuana culture with legendary comedy. The collaboration is kicking off with a hilarious short film called "National Lampoon Presents The Jeeter...

The upcoming 2024 NFL Draft serves as a reminder of the millions of dollars football players can earn, while also serving as backdrop to the issue of professional athletes needing to be smart with their money. Benzinga is hosting the Sports Business Titans event on April 25 in downtown Detroit. The...

In an unprecedented move, Ford Field welcomed cannabis brand Primitiv as its official performance partner in launching Primitiv Performance a potent drink mix featuring CBD, electrolytes and vitamins as well as broad spectrum (CBD, CBG, CBC, CBN) topical cream, created by...

In a recent episode of Robert Griffin III’s podcast, ‘RG3 and The Ones,‘ former Detroit Lions star receiver, Calvin Johnson, said he consumed cannabis before some games in his final NFL season in 2015. Why? To prepare his mind and manage pain. "There were some games in my career,...

David Ortiz, former Red Sox slugger and Baseball Hall of Famer has been open about his passion for weed and he wanted people to know why at the grand opening of Primitiv, a black-owned dispensary in Boston founded by NFL Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson and his former teammate...

Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson and his former teammate and business partner Rob Sims paid a visit to their cannabis company in Niles, Michigan. Johnson said setting up shop in a place like Niles was no coincidence. "Niles made so much sense because of the location. We knew where Indiana was with...

cbdMD, Inc. (AMEX: YCBD), one of the nation's leading and widely recognized CBD companies, announced the release of the third product in its comprehensive NSF-Certified for Sport line of CBD products. New cbdMD's product is a 1500 mg Tropical Mix Gummies with 50 mg of CBD per serving,...

Media outlet and premier U.S. cannabis magazine Cannabis Now announced Wednesday its inaugural “40 Under 40” issue, featuring major celebrities, entrepreneurs and power players who are positively influencing the booming cannabis industry in significant ways. The...

Athletes of all kinds are helping to change how the rest of us view and interact with cannabis. Their collective contribution has been key to abolishing the stigma toward cannabis users while normalizing its use and consumption. Light years from the stereotypical stoner of...

Calvin "Megatron" Johnson, Ben Wallace, Ricky Williams, Rob Sims and Al Harrington were at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago on Wednesday to talk about the business of cannabis, as well as the use of it.  What Happened: High Times...

Matthew Stafford is an accomplished quarterback at the collegiate and NFL levels who has set NFL and franchise records. Here are five things you might not know about Matthew Stafford. 1. Friends With An MLB Star: Anyone who has watched NFL or MLB games throughout the careers of Stafford and...

Calvin Johnson Jr., the former Detroit Lions wide receiver, is a force behind the cannabis-focused company Primitiv, which has a wellness approach to its research and products. With a focus on nanotechnology, Primitiv, Johnson co-founded with another former Detroit Lions veteran Rob...

Primitiv, a Michigan-based cannabis company founded by former NFL stars Rob Sims and 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Calvin Johnson Jr., are opening the group’s flagship dispensary in Niles, Michigan.  In addition to the dispensary offering a...

This article was originally published on Weedmaps and appears here with permission. Rob Sims played nine seasons in the NFL as an offensive lineman, the first four years with the Seattle Seahawks and the last five with the Detroit Lions. Sims was a fourth-round pick in the 2006 NFL Draft out of...

NBA legends Allen Iverson and Al Harrington were in Detroit recently to launch their new cannabis strains. Calvin Johnson, former Detroit Lions wide receiver as well as Detroit’s own rapper SADA Baby were also there. And so was Benzinga! As part of...