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"Taking cross-branding to new highs, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Stanley &amp;quot;Flesh-N-Bone&amp;quot; Howse has partnered with a medical marijuana facility in Otisville, Michigan, to create a new strain for patients in the area, Michigan Live reports.\r\n&amp;quot;We worked closely together to figure out what we wanted out of the medication,&amp;quot; said Anthony Butler, owner of the Green Oasis dispensary. The partnership will also allow Butler to further cultivate and distribute the strain and its seeds.\r\nBone Thugs-n-Harmony Call Reunion a &amp;apos;Kick-Start to a Beautiful Situation&amp;apos;\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s almost unreal,&amp;quot; Butler added. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s definitely an honor.&amp;quot;\r\nDubbing the strain &amp;quot;Phifty Caliber Kush,&amp;quot; Butler said it has a distinct floral taste and works as an effective pain reliever: &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s the best of the best,&amp;quot; he said.\r\nThe budding relationship between Howse and Butler &amp;#x2013; which may be the first of its kind &amp;#x2013; came about after the owner of a company that specializes in marijuana-themed clothes (which Butler used to work for) put the two in contact following a discussion about who might like to get involved in the medical marijuana industry.\r\nMichael &amp;quot;Tony B.&amp;quot; Bernardi, executive of business affairs for Flesh-N-Bone Global, said that Howse hopes the new strain can provide relief for qualified patients and he&amp;apos;s proud to be a part of a &amp;quot;paradigm shift in the culture&amp;quot; of medicinal marijuana. The Green Oasis may also start selling merchandise and it&amp;apos;s possible Howse might visit the dispensary in the future.\r\nWhile medicinal marijuana is legal in Michigan, the state&amp;apos;s Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that allowed the state to shut down a dispensary for violating public health code. Michigan Attonrey General Bill Schuette said that the decision would further let the state close other facilities on the grounds they are a public nuisance.\r\nIn response to that interpretation, Butler has started charging only enough to reimburse the cost of growing the plant and&amp;#xA0;sells only to patients he serves as a registered caregiver, leading to calls from bill collectors and keeping him from serving other patients in need.&amp;#xA0;&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve seen my medicine help cancer patients, people with asthma,&amp;quot; Butler said."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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