{"id":46626,"date":"2019-07-26T17:11:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/is-south-parks-parody-of-medmen-a-foreshadow-of-deeper-ties-to-legal-weed\/"},"modified":"2019-07-26T17:11:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:11:09","slug":"is-south-parks-parody-of-medmen-a-foreshadow-of-deeper-ties-to-legal-weed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/is-south-parks-parody-of-medmen-a-foreshadow-of-deeper-ties-to-legal-weed\/","title":{"rendered":"Is South Park\u2019s Parody of MedMen a Foreshadow of Deeper Ties to Legal Weed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tegridy Farms started when one stalwart Coloradan, Randy Marsh<\/u><\/a>, became fed up with big-wig, corporate-cannabis types hijacking the Lord\u2019s good weed for mere profits and a little fame. Unlike the moneyed cannabis operations, Tegridy Farms only provides fresh, no-frills cannabis grown from Mother Earth\u2019s soily bosom, with a little sweat from honest work, and a whole lot of heart.<\/p>\n

The only thing is, Tegridy Farms isn\u2019t real. At least, it\u2019s not real yet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Created for last year\u2019s South Park<\/em><\/u><\/a> episode of the same name, Tegridy Farms was originally a dig at the explosive rise of so-called Big Weed<\/u><\/a> \u2013 massive, multi-million-dollar cannabis retail chains that have begun swallowing up the burgeoning industry\u2019s original mom-and-pop pot shops. A play on the word integrity<\/em>, Tegridy became yet another of South Park\u2019s <\/em>ubiquitous catchphrases, a mocking soundbyte that satirizes its subject while simultaneously acknowledging its widespread influence.<\/p>\n