‘Smoke Weed and Earn Bitcoin’ with This Vape Pen in Our Increasingly Dystopian Nightmare
Gudtrip is a cannabis vape pen that allows users to earn bitcoin while using the product. Each vape pen comes with a small bitcoin reward that can be accessed through a mobile app. The company has faced criticism for gamifying cannabis use, although they assert that the app's tracking features are for personal awareness only.
- ▪Gudtrip's vape pen is sold exclusively in California, where recreational cannabis is legal.
- ▪Users can activate the pen and unlock bitcoin rewards through a mobile app by scanning a QR code or using NFC.
- ▪Health experts have raised concerns about the potential for addiction due to the gamification of cannabis use.
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Gudtrip is a cannabis vape pen from blockchain hardware manufacturer Puffpaw that is touting its ability to allow consumers to earn bitcoin while they smoke weed. Each of the company’s individual vape pen products has $2-3 worth of bitcoin attached to it, which can be redeemed via a QR code or NFC connection within the company’s associated mobile app. While Gudtrip has been criticized for effectively gamifying smoking marijuana, they claim that there is no direct reward tied to hitting the vape pen and seemingly have changed language on their website that previously claimed “Every hit earns…
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