{"id":16195,"date":"2021-07-02T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veriheal.com\/blog\/?p=16195"},"modified":"2021-12-09T12:14:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T17:14:41","slug":"joe-exotic-is-releasing-his-own-cannabis-brand-out-of-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veriheal.com\/blog\/joe-exotic-is-releasing-his-own-cannabis-brand-out-of-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Exotic is Releasing His Own Cannabis Brand Out of Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He burst onto television screens last year with a documentary about his life as a zookeeper, before getting banged up for hiring a hitman to wipe his competitor off the scene. Now, he&#8217;s making a comeback with a diverse line of cannabis products. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, we are talking about the star of Tiger King, Joseph Maldonado-Passage. Better known as \u201cJoe Exotic\u201d, the reality TV star recently broadcast his new business venture via Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am pleased to announce my Entertainment Attorney Brad Small, from Beverly Hills, has signed an exclusive licensing deal with a THC Group and Cannabis. We will be bringing a variety of cannabis products under the Joe Exotic brand to Colorado, California and Joe\u2019s home state&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FYhU4sz9to\">pic.twitter.com\/FYhU4sz9to<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Exotic (@joe_exotic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_exotic\/status\/1404590531657752576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am pleased to announce that my Entertainment Attorney Brad Small, from Beverly Hills, has signed an exclusive licensing deal with THC Group and Cannabi<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s. W<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e will be bringing a variety of cannabis products under the Joe Exotic brand to Colorado, California, and Joe\u2019s home state\u2026\u201d read the Tweet, which quickly went viral after being published.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An assortment of &#8220;top-shelf exotic strains&#8221; and CBD edibles are expected to be featured in the Netflix star&#8217;s range, which will be sold in dispensaries across California, Colorado, and Oklahoma.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Joe Exotic&#8217;s Cannabis Deal was Struck in June\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the first week of June, American actor Jason Hervey crossed paths with his buddy and renowned entertainment lawyer, Brad Small. The meeting took place at Beverly Hills dining hotspot, The Palms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hervey, whose face is recognizable from his role as Wayne Arnold on &#8220;The Wonder Years,&#8221; had already been considering entering the cannabis space. His temptation turned to confirmation when Small divulged plans to hash out a cannabis industry deal for his client Exotic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As if his stint on Netflix wasn&#8217;t controversial enough, Exotic is currently facing a 22-year stint behind bars for trying to organize the assassination of his well-documented rival and founder of Big Cat Rescue, Carole Baskin; the Kansas native is being charged with attempted murder and multiple violations of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/endangered\/laws-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endangered Species Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon being made aware of Small&#8217;s plans, a satisfied grin spread across 49-year-old Hervey&#8217;s face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Well, that\u2019s funny, my friend and I are discussing the cannabis business right now,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/willyakowicz\/2021\/06\/16\/how-joe-exotic-struck-a-deal-with-wonder-years-star-jason-hervey-to-launch-a-cannabis-brand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">responded Hervey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who told reporters that<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cthe timing was good; the chemistry was even better\u2014away we go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>He Was Previously Owner of One of the Largest Tiger Petting Zoos in the U.S.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The former police officer&#8217;s interest in the legal cannabis space isn&#8217;t new, claims Small, who says that Exotic is &#8220;a big believer in using it for medical purposes.&#8221; During a recent interview with TMZ, Small said that the company launch will take place within the next few weeks. Once the zoo is in operation, a portion of the profits will be funneled into tiger care programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before his foray into the world of legal cannabis, Joe Exotic was the owner and operator of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greater_Wynnewood_Exotic_Animal_Park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a.k.a. G. W. Zoo). Located in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, the park gained plenty of public attention after being spotlighted on the 2020 Netflix series, &#8220;Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite being portrayed as a safe haven for big cats, G. W. Zoo previously fell under fire from the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA),<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which, back in 2006, alleged that animals were not being given food and were &#8220;routinely hit, punched, kicked, sprayed with cold water, and struck with rakes and shovels.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Wildlife Fund estimates that approximately 5,000 tigers are held in captivity across the United States; this is more than the 3,900 that are believed to still be living in the wild. Many captive tigers are owned privately by people who keep them in their<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">backyards, private breeding facilities, or as roadside attractions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The United States has a responsibility to manage the staggering 5,000 estimated captive tigers within its own borders,&#8221; said the WWF&#8217;s director of wildlife policy, Leigh Henry, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/13\/us\/tigers-captive-us-wild-trnd\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during an interview with CNN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. His group says that just 6% of captive tigers are living at accredited zoos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Exotic&#8217;s arch-enemy and the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">founder of Big Cat Rescue, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carole Baskin, says that the actual number of captive tigers in the U.S. is significantly higher; mainly due to the fact that hundreds of big cats are being bred on an annual basis as props for wild animal shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Joe&#8217;s Life Has Been Drama-filled in Recent Years\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the 17 animal abuse charges under his belt, Exotic was convicted in 2019 for his role in trying to hire a hitman for the planned assassination of his tiger-loving opponent, Carole Baskin. She also features on the 2020 Netflix series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, in May of this year, he announced that he had received a diagnosis for prostate cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">John Phillips has received my medical records from FMC Fort Worth and my PSA count came back very high for prostate cancer. The prison has approved testing to verify what stage it is in. My body is tired, I have lost a tremendous amount of weight, the mouth sores&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pPbaGcPYwA\">pic.twitter.com\/pPbaGcPYwA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Exotic (@joe_exotic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_exotic\/status\/1393227043727417348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJohn Phillips has received my medical records from FMC Fort Worth and my PSA count came back very high for prostate cancer,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">read the Twitter thread<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which highlighted how he doesn&#8217;t seek pity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather, in the hopes of having his prison sentence pardoned, Exotic wants John Phillips to encourage &#8220;President Biden, VP Harris and the Attorney General to listen to the evidence and see that it\u2019s not just city cops out of control with corruption, but his very own Department of Justice.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Joe Exotic Previously Ran for President<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Exotic&#8217;s attempts to crack the cannabis market are anything like his previous attempts to run for U.S. president, it&#8217;s likely that he will fail. Back in 2016, the 58-year-old unsuccessfully ran for president, before trying his chances at becoming Oklahoma governor just two years later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His preference for cannabis was made clear during a convention in 2018 when he handed out branded rolling papers. The convict&#8217;s passion for big cats was also highlighted in one of his Oklahoma governor<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> campaign videos, which showed a tiger loitering in the background.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll rights for all the people, all the time. That\u2019s how I\u2019m going to run this state,\u201d he declared in the video footage. \u201cI don\u2019t care if you\u2019re a Republican, Democrat, a pot smoker, or meth head. We\u2019re going to take care of each and every one of you.\u2026 Let\u2019s fix this s*!#!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exotic&#8217;s chances of succeeding with legal cannabis will surely be given a boost if he manages to gain a presidential pardon from President Biden; something that former U.S. President Donald Trump did not feel obliged to do.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He burst onto television screens last year with a documentary about his life as a zookeeper, before getting banged up for hiring a hitman to wipe his competitor off the scene. Now, he&#8217;s making a comeback with a diverse line of cannabis products. 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