Farm Aid 2020: How to Watch the Festival & Who’s Playing

Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter

September 1st, 2020 11:11 AM

Farm Aid marks its 35th anniversary this year, and while there can’t be a traditional concert gathering, the legendary festival is still finding a way to celebrate and raises funds and awareness for our nation’s farming families.

Farm Aid 2020 will, of course, feature performances from its four board members:  Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews. Also featured on the bill are Black Pumas, Bonnie Raitt and Boz Scaggs, Edie Brickell with Charlie Sexton, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Jack Johnson, Jamey Johnson, Jon Batiste, Kelsey Waldon, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, Particle Kid, The Record Company, Valerie June, The War And Treaty and many more.

The festival, like most events still year, will be virtual and will be available to stream at FarmAid.org and on Farm Aid’s YouTube channel. The stream goes live September 26 at 8 PM EDT and runs until 11 PM EDT.

8 Celebrities with Marijuana/CBD Brands

• Willie Nelson – Willie’s Reserve

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  In addition to actual marijuana, Willie’s Reserve also sells cannabis-infused chocolate and hard edibles.

• Rob Gronkowski – CBDMedic

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  Gronk announced that he has partnered with Abacus Health in launching a new line of CBD products called CBDMedic. The former New England Patriots tight end said he “...immediately made CBDMedic part of my recovery. And now for the first time in more than a decade, I am pain-free. And that is a big deal.” He hopes the NFL will allow players to use CBD in the future to help with pain management.

• Whoopi Goldberg – Whoopi & Maya

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  The Academy Award-winning actress and co-host of 'The View' got into the medical marijuana business in 2008 along with Om Edibles founder Maya Elisabeth.  Their Whoopi & Maya line of bath products, body balms, tinctures and edibles is marketed toward women looking for natural relief of painful menstrual cycles.
• Bob Marley – Marley Natural

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  Not only does Marley Natural sell its own “legal herbs,” it also features a whole line of high-end pipes and storage containers.

• Melissa Etheridge – Greenway Wine

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  Etheridge used medical marijuana when she was battling cancer in the early 2000s, and since then she’s partnered with Greenway Compassionate Relief to create Greenway Wine, a wine infused with pot.

• Tommy Chong – Chong’s Choice

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  The comedian’s product line is available in Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Oregon and Washington and includes pre-rolled joints to THC breath strips. Chong's Choice has also expanded to include various CBD products, including vape pens, edibles and tincture.
• Carey Hart – HartLuck CBD

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  Motocross athlete/P!nk's husband Carey Hart recently announced his CBD brand, HartLuck CBD, which features tinctures, salves, and gel capsules.

• Ivan Moody – Moody’s Medicinals

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  The Five Finger Death Punch frontman has his CBD company, Moody's Medicinals, which launched in June 2019. The line includes CBD throat sprays and CBD water. Moody expanded the line in 2022 in a partnership with the Las Vegas-based Exhale Brands and Exhale Dispensary. The new line is called Greenings by Moody's Medicinals, and it features three different kinds of cannabis flower that's also available in pre-rolls. The line also includes edible gummies that contain 10 mg THC.

Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter

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