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GCT100 2023 Nominees: Culture

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Our cultural ambassadors of cannabis influence the social conversation around the plant through their art, apparel, food, music, performances and athletic feats. These are the artistic, couture, gustatory and sports icons who advocate most notably and most consistently for the acceptance and embrace of weed and hemp for healing, inspiration and sustainability.

Clothing & Accessories Nominees

Jacquie Aiche
Owner, Jewelry Designer, Jacquie Aiche, Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA, United States

Whitney Beatty
Founder & CEO, Apothecarry
Co-Founder & CEO, Josephine & Billie’s
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Quo Yong Fu & Klaus Wallner
Co-Founders, Rawganique
Denman Island, BC Canada

Hazel Funk, Robin Lane & Alfredo Settimio
Hemp Blue
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Scott Mackinlay Hahn
Founder, Loomstate
New York, NY, United States

Vanni Leung
Founder, Valani
San Leandro, CA, United States

Gilbert “Berner” Milam, Jr.
Co-Founder & CEO, Cookies
San Francisco, CA, United States

Eileen Mockus
CEO, Coyuchi
San Francisco, CA, United States

Korto Momolu
Owner & Designer, Korto Momolu Originals
Little Rock, AR, United States

Alexander Wang
Owner & Designer, Alexander Wang
New York, NY, United States

Cuisine Nominees

Correen Carroll
Chef, Cannaisseur Series
San Francisco, CA, United States

Jessica Catalano
Chef
Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Jeff Danzer
Chef, Author & TV Host
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Andrea Drummer
Chef, Elevation VIP Cooperative
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Scott Durrah
Chef, Simply Pure
Denver, CO, United States

Andrew Freedman
Cannabis Sommelier
Calgary, AB Canada

Stephany Gocobachi
Chef, Flour Child Collective
San Francisco, CA, United States

Amanda Jackson
Chef
Long Beach, CA, United States

Xavi Petit
Chef
Ibiza, Spain

Hosea Rosenberg
Owner & Chef, Blackbelly
Boulder, CO, United States

Nikki Steward
Chef, The High End Affair
Detroit, MI, United States

Leather Storrs
Chef, Author & TV Host
Portland, OR, United States

Liv Vasquez
Chef, Author & “Cooked With Cannabis” Winner
Portland, OR, United States

Music Nominees

Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus Jr.
Musical Artist & Producer
Long Beach, CA, United States

Ad Carabao
Musical Artist
Bangkok, Thailand

Shawn “Jay Z” Carter
Musical Artist & Producer
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Sean “Diddy” Combs
Musical Artist & Producer
New York, NY, United States

Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Musical Artist
Beverly Hills, CA, United States

Lauryn Hill
Musical Artist
East Orange, NJ, United States

O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson Sr.
Actor & Musical Artist
Compton, CA, United States

Lizzy Jeff
Musical Artist
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Gilbert “Berner” Milam, Jr.
Musical Artist
San Francisco, CA, United States

Reginald “Redman” Noble & Clifford “Method Man” Smith, Jr.
Musical Artists
Hempstead, NY & Newark, NJ, United States

Willie Nelson
Musical Artist
Spicewood, TX, United States

Winston “Burning Spear” Rodney
Musical Artist
Saint Ann’s Bay, Jamaica

Cameron Jibril “Wiz Khalifa” Thomaz
Musical Artist
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Andre “Dr. Dre” Young
Musical Artist & Producer
Compton, CA, United States

Performing Arts Nominees

Jim Belushi
Actor & Farmer
Eagle Point, OR, United States

Tommy Chong
Comedian & Actor
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Simón Pablo Espinosa
Comedian & Actor, En Volá / Quema
Santiago, Chile

Jason Gann
Actor
Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

Mike Glazer
Comedian & Actor
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Woody Harrelson
Actor
Midland, Texas, United States

O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson Sr.
Actor & Musical Artist
Compton, CA, United States

Bill Maher
Television Host, “Real Time with Bill Maher”
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Richard Anthony “Cheech” Marin
Comedian & Actor
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Jason Edward Mewes
Comedian & Actor
Highlands, NJ, United States

Seth Rogen
Actor & Producer
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Montel Williams
Television Host
Baltimore, MD, United States

Rachel Wolfson
Comedian
Las Vegas, NV, United States

Sports Nominees

Eben Britton
Ex-NFL Player, Activist & Brand Co-Founder
Burbank, CA, United States

Daniel Carcillo
Ex-NHL Player, Founder & CEO, Wesana
Chicago, IL, United States

Dr. Hervé Damas
Ex-NFL Player, Founder & President, Dr. Damas Wellness & CBD
Miami, FL, United States

Al Harrington
Ex-NBA Player, Co-Founder & CEO, Viola / Harrington Wellness
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Nate Jackson
Ex-NFL Player, Author & Activist
San Jose, CA, United States

Jim McMahon
Ex-NFL Player, Activist & Brand Co-Founder
Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Megan Rapinoe
NWSL Player
Redding, CA, United States

Anna Symonds
Ex-Professional Rugy Player & Executive Director of the Etheridge Foundation
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States

Isiah Thomas
Ex-NBA Player, Chair & CEO, One World Products
Las Vegas, NV, United States

Mike Tyson, Boxer, Co-Founder, Tyson 2.0
Las Vegas, NV, United States

Chris Webber, Ex-NBA Player, Investor
Detroit, MI, United States

Ricky Williams
Ex-NFL Player, Activist & Brand Founder
Austin, TX, United States

Visual Arts Nominees

Tokio Aoyama
Artist
Seattle, WA, United States

Melanie Bernier
Artist
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Ricardo Cortés
Artist & Author
New York, NY USA

Robert Crumb
Cartoonist
Sauve, France

Alex Grey
Artist
New York, NY, United States

Chandi Lancaster
Artist
New York, NY, United States

Paul Mavrides
Cartoonist
San Francisco, CA, United States

Bentley Meeker
Artist
New York, NY, United States

Richard Prince
Artist
New York, NY USA

Gilbert Shelton
Cartoonist
Paris, France

Fred Tomaselli
Artist
Santa Monica, CA, United States

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