Back to the Top News Newsfeed

Tiki Barber Investing in Marijuana Business Startups; Discusses NFL Drug Testing

Former NFL running back Tiki Barber is using his business acumen in an attempt to create change around the use of marijuana.

Per Fox Business' Jade Scipioni, Barber's investment firm, Grove Group Management, is planning on backing "marijuana and cannabis startups in an effort to help them navigate through unfolding legal regulations."

"It's simply a business opportunity," Barber said. "We wanted to put a group together that could attack this cannabis space in an intelligent way that makes sense for not only the business opportunity but also for minority communities and create a message of social progress.