NFT projects drop all the time, especially in 2021, but it’s not every day that a cannabis-related NFT collection drops. Thus, when they do come out, it is always something fresh and interesting. This year, multiple dope cannabis-inspired NFTs were released, simultaneously raising eyebrows, raising money, and changing the industry all at once.
We’ve compiled a list of ten of the most innovative and intriguing cannabis-related NFTs of 2021. Continue reading to learn about the continuously expanding cannabis-NFT landscape.
Top 10 Cannabis-Related NFTs of 2021
Cannabis Art Trading Card NFTs by Califari
Jason McHugh, the founder of Califari, a cannabis lifestyle brand, worked with artists through the Global Artist Network to create cannabis-inspired NFTs. The pieces depict strains like Sour Diesel, Granddaddy Purp, and Northern Lights on animated cards describing each strain’s genetics.
“The NFT craze is interesting, because it’s a different way to see and use art. It’s sort of given us a new way to do that.”
Jason McHugh
The project released its first five NFTs on 4/20, a holiday celebrating cannabis. A portion of the proceeds will go to The Last Prisoner Project, a charity dedicated to releasing non-violent prisoners who have been incarcerated for cannabis.
Art by Ron English; Animation by Liz Sabol
Digi Strains by Peakz
The Digi Strains NFT collection by Peakz offers legal digital weed as an NFT on OpenSea. The first drop sold out quickly. The collection displays colorful nugs of cannabis in different ways. For instance, in the first drop, some sat atop mountains, in offered hands, above crystals, and more.
Each drop has a different color pallet. Though, all have an old video game style and spin so you can see every side of the digital masterpiece. They have since released other NFTs under the collection featuring other displays like the Golden Gate Bridge, Lambo cars, the Statue of Liberty, and more.
40 Tons of NFTs
40 Tons Brand pioneers as one of the first companies to offer an NFT at a major cannabis convention. Partnering with Tye Die Art Collective, NFT Blvd, and Potcoin ($POT), the company released a social impact NFT collection featuring over 1,000 NFTs at MJ Unpacked.
The NFTs released at the convention are the first two drops of the entire collection. Overall, the company plans on dropping 80,000 total NFTs under a broad collection called “40 Tons of NFTs.” They plan on releasing the other NFTs within a 5 year period to give the funds time to build before suspected total US legalization of cannabis in hopefully a couple years.
Crypto Cannabis Club
The Crypto Cannabis Club is an extraordinary NFT collection of 10,000 weed-themed avatars called NFTokers. Anyone who holds an NFToker automatically becomes a member of the Crypto Cannabis Club. The club allows you to participate in the Crypto Cannabis Cup, which is a digital cannabis growing competition on the blockchain. Winners receive real-world cannabis-related rewards.
Image via Crypto Cannabis Club
Cannasaurs NFT: Cannabis-Friendly Dinosaurs
Cannasaurs are hand-drawn cannabis-friendly dinosaur NFTs with randomly generated features. There are 4,420 Cannasaurs in total and they dropped December 5th at 4:20pm. What makes Cannasaurs unique is that depending on the amount of NFTs sold, the perks grow for everyone. For instance, when the first 60% sell, ten of the rarest forms of Cannasaurs will be randomly given to Cannasaur holders.
When the entire Cannasaurs collection sells out, 4.2% of total resale royalties earned in the two years following the initial sale will be donated to The Last Prisoner Project and The Redemption Foundation.
PotPunks NFTs
PotPunks celebrates cannabis lovers and honors the pioneers who are helping pave the way for federal legalization, crypto-art style. Their phase one launch included 69 digital cannabis character NFTs. For every PotPunk sold, a percentage of the proceeds goes to The Weldon Project to support cannabis reform.
PotPunks partners with Project Mission Green, a charity founded by reform advocate Weldon Angelos. Angelos and Project Mission Green have been responsible for some of the most high-profile drug reform bills and pardons of the last decade.
“I have worked with the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations as well as entertainers like Snoop Dogg, Ty Dolla $ign, and Alicia Keys to help address the injustices of drug prohibition. By partnering with PotPunks, our mission can speak to a whole new realm of activists who understand how the blockchain, cryptocurrency, and NFTs can also play an important role in supporting necessary reform.”
Weldon Angelos, cannabis reform advocate and founder of Project Mission Green
Crypto Weed Club
The Crypto Weed Club is a collection of 84 distinct NFT strains on the ETH-Polygon blockchain. The project recently launched on December 12th and each NFT is a unique pixel art nug of cannabis. Once you buy the NFT, you have a chance to receive one airdrop and chances at presale for a future drop.
Image via Crypto Weed Club
Blazed Cats NFT Collection
Blazed Cats are an NFT collection full of 10,000 hand-drawn and randomly generated furry friends with a variety of traits, accessories, and other customizations that make each cat unique. Not to mention, they produced all 10,000 NFTs in under 24hrs; a feat that hadn’t been done before.
Every time you buy or sell a Blazed Cat, 10% goes to Mental Health America (MHA), a non-profit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illnesses. After the sale of the entire collection, Blazed Cats had already donated over $150,000 directly to MHA.
Weedgang NFT: For Cannabis Nerds, by Cannabis Nerds
Weedgang, founded by a group of prominent breeders, cultivators, and cannabis leaders, is dropping a NFT collection. The NFTs depict cannabis strains to share the love of weed and put equity back into the hands of the genetic artists that created and shaped the strains of today.
Weedgang said:
“Our founders are true OGs, and we seek to pay them the ultimate respect of putting resources in their hands. They have brought together a collection of exclusive, authentic, and limited edition strains as NFTs in the hope of sharing their love of the art with the inspired audience of Web3.”
The art of each NFT represents data specific to each strain. For instance, things like color and frost density will be on display along with other strain specific traits. The more you “breed” the strains, the more unique they become.
Stoner Cats
Creators Chris Cartagena, Sarah Cole, and Ash Brannon, along with gifted animators, tech and NFTs experts, and Mila Kunis, developed a show called Stoner Cats. However, it’s not for everyone. You can only watch the show if you have a Stoner Cats TOKEn. Once you own the NFT, you gain membership to the Stoner Cats Club and get access to exclusive stuff and fun perks.
“Our comical idea became a feasible reality. We unpacked ten years of ideas, expanded them, and updated them to be topical. It became very clear that it was high time for STONER CATS.”
Stoner Cats Team
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