Mila Kunis just sold $ 8 million worth of Stoner Cats NFTs in 30 minutes

Actress and comedian Mila Kunis just sold over $ 8 million worth of NFTs that give exclusive access to Stoner Cats, an animated comedy about – you guessed it – cats getting high.

These five- to seven-minute animated short films follow the lives of Ms. Stoner, an elderly medical marijuana patient with Alzheimer’s disease, and her five loving cats. Kunis will play one of the cats along with her husband Ashton Kutcher and comedians Chris Rock and Seth McFarlane. Jane Fonda will provide the voice of Ms. Stoner, and Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum (the cryptocurrency used for NFT transactions), will also be one of the cats speaking.

“Stoner Cats is an animated short series for adults that revolves around five domestic cats mysteriously becoming sentient,” explains the show’s FAQ. “With their * higher * awareness, they realize that their beloved owner, Ms. Stoner, needs to be rescued from a variety of dangerous situations. With a big * flower * comes great responsibility. “

The idea for the show was originally developed by longtime TV industry veterans Chris Cartagena, Sarah Cole and Ash Brannon just before the pandemic broke out. Kunis and her production company Orchard Farm Productions were enthusiastic about the idea and agreed to support the project.

The team initially considered airing the show on a traditional streaming network, but decided that the animation market was seriously oversaturated during the pandemic. Instead, manufacturers decided to jump on the new trend of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), blockchain-based digital assets that represent ownership of unique virtual objects.

“If you own the NFT collector’s item, you’ll join a super cool club,” the show’s website explains. “This club is your admission to the show. PLUS you get access to exclusive items and fun perks … Stoner Cats NFTs will act as lifetime passes that unlock all future content. “

Last week, Orchard Farm released the first 10,420 Stoner Cats NFTs, which sold out in about 35 minutes and reportedly grossed around $ 8.3 million. Those lucky buyers are the only people who can watch this new show now, at least until the company makes more NFTs available anyway.

But while some of the buyers were probably just excited to see the show, others were clearly hoping to flip those scarce tokens for an extreme profit. One buyer has already made nearly $ 70,000 reselling their Ms. Stoner card for 30 ETH, and the buyer of that token is now trying to flip it again for 35,000 ETH – which is currently worth over $ 81 million.

So far, the cannabis world has been a little slow to embrace the NFT trend, but a South African cannabis company raised $ 16,500 last month by selling unique NFT authenticated cannabis seeds along with some basic digital artwork.