WEED FEED / John Ross Ferrara / Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 @ 8:30 a.m.
Weed Feed: Coca-Cola Reportedly in Talks With Canadian Company to Develop Cannabis Drinks
Coca-Cola, one of the largest drink companies in the world, is reportedly in talks with the Canadian company Aurora Cannabis Inc. to develop a line of CBD beverages.
An unnamed source told Bloomberg last week that Coca-Cola is interested in using CBD, a non-psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, to make “recovery” drinks.
“They’re pretty advanced down the path,” the anonymous source told Bloomberg about the two companies striking a partnership.
Aurora Cannabis Inc. CEO Terry Booth told Bloomberg during an on-air interview that Coca-Cola “would be a great partner” to develop a cannabis drink with. However, Booth said that Aurora Cannabis is in talks with numerous beverage companies and wouldn’t outright say that it was working with Coca-Cola.
While Coca-Cola has neither confirmed nor denied the news, company spokesperson Kent Landers told Bloomberg in a statement last week that no official decisions have been made.
“Along with many others in the beverage industry, we are closely watching the growth of non-psychoactive CBD as an ingredient in functional wellness beverages around the world,” Landers is quoted as saying. “The space is evolving quickly. No decisions have been made at this time.”
###
The Weed Feed is a weekly column written by John Ross Ferrara.
The Weed Feed is a one-stop shop for the best local and national cannabis news.
Each week, original content will be posted to the page, as well as various other stories from around the country.
These aggregated stories are organized into six separate sections. The News (basic news), The Biz (financial news), The Life (features), The Game (sports), The Fame (celebrity), and the Grub (food).
The News
The Biz
The Life
The Game
The Fame
The Grub
The Humboldt Chronicles
- A Congressperson Dropped By
- A Chat With Jesse Duncan
- September NEWS ROUNDUP!
- Trad Ag Vs Canna Ag
- A Fabulous News Roundup
- All About Budtending
- A Conversation With Papa & Barkley
- Revisiting A Market Disruption
From the Outpost
- Humboldt County Officials Applaud as Gov. Newsom Issues Emergency Regulations On Intoxicating Hemp
- TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Grant and Two Full-Time Positions for Sheriff’s Office; State Claws Back Millions in Cannabis Funds
- Supervisors Receive Report on the Declining Cannabis Industry and its Watershed Impacts, Then Vote to Shut Down a Nuisance Farm
- (PHOTOS) Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts Large, Illegal Grow Near Berry Summit, Sheriff’s Office Says
- Bro, Harsh! Recent Studies Suggest Weed Strains Are Meaningless, CBD Doesn’t Ease Anxiety and Other Cannabis Wellness Claims are, Like, Totally Bogus
- Environmental Groups Say County Has Abandoned Its Duty to Fully Assess the Weed Industry’s Impacts
- FINALLY! Shoot Up Your Friends in the New ‘Humboldt Growhouse’ DLC Map From ‘Call of Duty’
- Papa & Barkley to Merge With LA-Based Cannabis Distribution Company Amid Industry Challenges
The Feed
- Leafly: Streaming for stoners: 8 new shows to watch high
- The Emerald Magazine : 5 Cannabis-Infused Beverages for A Halloween Bash
- Leafly: Watch: Wiz Khalifa world record joint-smoking attempt
- Cannabis Law Report: Hinshaw lawyer Mitchel Chargo Discusses How Native Tribes are Influencing U.S. Cannabis Policy and Creating New Revenue Opportunities
- Cannabis Law Report: Document – Lawsuit: Seven NJ Businesses Say To NJ Govt, “This is a lawsuit challenging the validity and enforceability of L. 2024, c. 73, also known as New Jersey Senate Bill No. 3235 (Third Reprint), a legislative act that proposes to restrict and regulate the production and sale of hemp and hemp products in ways that violate federal constitutional and statutory law”
- Cannabis Law Report: Hemp Drinks: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, “the legality of each specific drink must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis”
- Cannabis Law Report: IRS Senior Counsel Luke Ortner discusses potential implications of t proposal to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III
- Leafly: New York’s essential 420 experiences [September 2024]
- Leafly: Discover New York’s dankest cannabis brands [September 2025]
- Cannabis Law Report: Minnesota bans cannabis smoking and vaping in multifamily housing units
(WHAT?)
CHOOSE YOUR COMMENT EXPERIENCE