On a special, 4/20 edition of Neat and Unfiltered, Kenyon and Kiss
are joined by a pair of former NBA players turned medical marijuana
entrepreneurs. Former Cincinnati Bearcat and 11-year NBA veteran
Corie Blount is up first, followed by 16-year NBA veteran, Al
Harrington. The guys ask about their experiences in the NBA that
led him to their life's work with medicinal marijuana, and what
gave they that spark to jump headfirst into a growing industry.
Corie Blount is getting ready to launch an infused wine, while Al
Harrington was one of the first former athletes in the business
with Viola. You can follow Corie Blount @CorieBlount on Instagram
and Twitter You can follow Al Harrington @AlHarrington3 on
Instagram and @CheddahCheese7 on Twitter 1:30 - Since retiring from
the NBA, Corie has been an entrepreneur with his latest venture
developing a CBD wine that should be available for market in a
month. 12:00 - Kenyon and Corie share how impact Bob Huggins was
for both of their professional careers. It took more time for
Huggins to rub off on Corie than it did for Kenyon. 16:00 - Kenyon
and Corie detail when they each felt they hit a breaking point with
Coach Huggins. 21:30 - When Corie recognized just how good Kenyon
was, and that he could have been the No 1 pick of the NBA Draft.
23:00 - Kenyon and Kiss welcome Al Harrington to the show 25:00 -
Al building his company Viola and and medical marijuana after his
playing career 27:30 - How medical marijuana changed his life,
after provided a cure for his grandmother. 31:30 - Al details how
difficult it was to navigate the medical marijuana field 10 years
ago compared to today with hundreds of celebrities, including
Jadakiss, with their own strains. 38:00 - Black entrepreneurs and
black businesses can’t sit idly by and be boxed out of the industry
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