EXCLUSIVE: Ric Flair Drip Cannabis Announces Expansion Into 6 New States

Legendary American wrestler Ric Flair‘s cannabis brand is available in 10 states and will be launching in six new onesin partnership with Cannabist Company Holdings Inc CBSTF, formerly known as Columbia Care.

Flair, who is the founder of Ric Flair Drip Global, announced the brand is planning an expansion into six additional states — New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Florida, Maryland and Pennsylvania — on Wednesday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Hollywood, Florida.

What To Know: The news comes just hours after Ric Flair Drip announced its debut in California in partnership with Green Dragon Cannabis. Flair will travel from the Benzinga conference to California this week to make a special in-store appearance and celebrate cannabis culture on April 20 (4/20).

The retired wrestler, popularly known as “Nature Boy,” offers several premium and affordable, hemp-derived cannabis and consumable products through the Ric Flair Drip line, including edibles called “Wooooo! Chews.”

Flair told the crowd at the Benzinga conference that he was addicted to Xanax before he found cannabis edibles. That was part of what inspired him to launch his own cannabis brand. He applauded his team for the early success of the brand and signaled that he was confident in the company’s expansion plans.

“I make more money now than I ever made wrestling, it’s ridiculous … and it’s all because these guys and Mike [Tyson] allowed me to come on board, be a part of their team and live the dream,” Flair said.

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