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like their “The Benjamins” wrap which is designed to look like you rolled a joint with a $100 bill ($5 ea.). The gold rolling papers blew up when Miley Cyrus demanded they be sold as merchandise on her Bangerz tour and since then Pot Royalty such as Cheech Marin and others have been spotted puffing on golden doobies. With rapper Tyga now on board as the company’s new Creative Director, Shine Papers has become a status symbol within the Cannabis community and has sold their shiny products including gold cones ($12), gold blunt wraps ($33), and a gold Fat Boy Cigar ($125) in more than 50 countries! Of their upcoming events, spokesperson Dave B says we might catch a glint of gold behind a cloud of smoke on an unnamed reality show soon.
7. R ARE DANKNESS raredankness.com Perhaps the most recognizable company on this list, Rare Dankness is the Coloradobased seed company with the skunk as its logo. Started in 2010, Rare Dankness is the rebranded Moonshine Seed Co. that operated online on sites like Overgrow.com from 1998 until owner Scott “Moonshine” Reach shut it down in 2007 after witnessing the ruin of seven friends in the same line of business. In 2009, Scott decided to open a dispensary in Colorado and then legally created a new Cannabis seed company the following year. 2011 started Rare Dankness’ streak of winning Cannabis Cups when their Moonshine Haze strain took home the prize for Best Sativa by a Cannabis Co. in Amsterdam. That same year, RD Genetics was set up in Europe to act as the brand’s global entity. Rare Dankness now proudly offers 11 award-winning strains including one of their best-sellers, Ghost Train Haze at $102 for 6 feminized seeds. Scott tells Sativa Magazine
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that we can “expect 2015 to be a huge year for RD as they expand grow and seed operations into other markets.” Something tells me Spain is going to get a lot more skunky this year.
8. MARY JANE WINES www.maryjanewines.com It’s no secret that booze and weed pair just fine when looking to get crossfaded, but now there is the option of marijuana-infused alcohol and it can be found as a wine (or beer) at the Fog City Collective in San Francisco. Originally created in 2013, the current Mary Jane Wine uses grapes from Brehm Vineyards and a tincture which is infused during production and made up of a GSC phenotype known to the collective as It’s It. The company is able to make different types of wines per request and their Fall 2015 product list includes a 375mL, a 750mL, and a limited edition 1.5mL bottle. It costs roughly $60 for a bottle with 125mg of THC and the wine can be sold in cases of 12. The Mary Jane brand also makes and carries sea salt in 4 oz. batches ($10) and jerky that has been marinated in their wine and salt ($10). The company is currently preparing to launch The Mary Jane Wines Educational Cannabis Tour in 20 medical marijuana states and working on a Cannabis-infused sparkling wine. A representative of Mary Jane Wines informed us that the company will be transitioning into a bonded winery in need of investors and has their sights set on opening production facilities in Washington and Colorado.
9. H ONEY POT BEAR in CA dispensaries only In a bear-shaped plastic bottle originally labeled as “The Queen’s Secret Stash”, you can find a THC extract that is thicker in consistency and lighter in color than pure honey. These Honey Pot Bears are sold as
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