William Shakespeare was a secret pothead

BY: JESSICA BEUKER  Everybody knows who William Shakespeare is. Most of you have probably studied one of his plays in high school, or even earlier if you had a teacher who was hell-bent on making his or her students confused…

Bar owner says “fuck you” to systematic sexism by only charging women 77% of their bar tab

BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN On the night of July 7th (7/7) , The Way Station, a popular Dr.Who-themed bar in Brooklyn, stood up against the gender wage gap by charging women only 77% of their bar tab. The significance behind lucky…

Big Tobacco could make the Weed game their bitch…so why haven’t they?

BY: RYAN BOLTON North America is at a tipping point with legalizing marijuana. The shove, however, is yet to come because Big Tobacco is sitting around with a dry thumb up its ass. Big Tobacco is missing the boat. Frankly,…

If 18 states allow medicinal marijuana use, why is weed still classified as Schedule I?

BY: LISA CUMMING The first documented use of Marijuana was in 2727 BC when Chinese Emperor Shen Nung blazed up. Marijuana, or the dried bits from the hemp plant, has permeated popular culture since then. People have smoked it, eaten…

Wedding photographer exacts sweet sweet revenge on homophobic client who asked for a refund

The U.S.’s legalization of same-sex marriages across all 50 states represents a celebrated moment in history for most. For others, the ruling might as well be the first step on the slippery slope of national degeneracy. There’s no doubt it’ll…

The Church of Cannabis is now a legally recognized religion and weed is its holy sacrament

BY: MATTHEW CHIN In Indianapolis, Indiana, following the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a controversial law that has been known to deliberately suppress LGBT rights, has unintentionally helped The First Church of Cannabis become a legitimate establishment. The RFRA states that…

Here are six edible plants you can forage for in your own neighbourhood (Video)

BY: DANIEL KORN Foraging for food comes with a variety of benefits. It forms a deeper connection between you and your neighbourhood, serves as a fun date/hangout activity, and allows you to eat healthily for free or at least up…

Before he died, Van Gogh wrote a letter to his brother explaining how a true artist must live

BY: MATTHEW CHIN At 37, Van Gogh shot himself and died in his brother’s arms, but before his death, he struggled with philosophical concepts of identity, purpose, and searching for a moral compass. His art became his outlet to find…

Hippies, drugs & street art: at this lawless commune citizens build their homes on the oceanfront

BY: MATTHEW CHIN Off the Eastern coast of Denmark, in the heart of Copenhagen lies Freetown Christiania, a hippie commune with its own government and unique set of laws. Potheads, hippies, artists, idealists, and non-materialists are all welcomed in this…

New cannabis coffee lets drinkers start their day on a “high note”

BY: MATTHEW CHIN With the legalization of recreational marijuana use in some states, the pot industry is rapidly expanding. In a study by The ArcView Group, the marijuana industry is one of the fastest growing markets in the U.S. with…

Here are 8 “special” food recipes to get grandma high at family dinner

Adding weed makes just about everything in life better—especially when it comes to food and creating “special” recipes. As the great Michael Kelso once said, “Someday I’m gonna own a restaurant, and everything is gonna be “special.” And then when…

How to start and run your own skateboard company when you’re broke and frustrated

BY: PATRICK MALONEY When we first started up I was broke, frustrated, and confused. It was the best time ever. At one point my business partner at the time wandered away with a box of boards, sold them, and moved…

Why “Maple Syrup Rebels” are being prosecuted worse than drug dealers in Canada

BY: ZOE MELNYK  Canada may be known for its easy going, low key demeanour, but there is an issue within Canada’s borders that is taking away people’s right to privacy and ruining the lives of private producers in a multi-million…

Meet the couple that quit their jobs to become travel bloggers and haven’t stood still since (Photos)

BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA Jenna Spesard, 28, and Guillaume Dutilh, 30, didn’t want to fall in the mortgage debt hole  that many find themselves stuck in with a greased up ladder. She was an executive assistant for a movie studio;…

Vintage mugshots of the gangster kings that ruled 1920s America

BY: LAURA ROJAS If you’ve ever watched HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, a heated drama based around the prohibition era gangsters of the 1920s, you understand why this mafia counter-culture is so endlessly fascinating and was such an integral part of American…

This California start-up will deliver weed to your door

BY: DANIEL KORN When I was in high school, there was a popular service called Dial-A-Bottle. You’d call up the company, tell them what booze you wanted, and they’d have a guy drive over to your location and drop it…

This artist drew self-portraits on 50 different drugs (Photos)

BY: DANIEL KORN Bryan Lewis Saunders is a Tennessee-based performance artist, poet, and illustrator who has drawn at least one self-portrait every day since March 30, 1995. As of now, he has over 8,700 self-portraits, collected in stacks of hardbound…

The food you’re eating could be killing you…slowly

By: JACK M. It’ll hardly come as a shock to learn that so-called “experts” frequently disagree. Put three experts in a room to work on some problem, and there’s a fair chance you’ll get three different opinions. And it doesn’t…

How to put your bedroom on wheels and travel the continent. (PHOTOS)

Imagine your life became one permanent adventure; one where you were free to travel to remote locations undeterred by a lack of accommodations or the need to make next month’s rent. You don’t need tens of thousands of dollars to…

These epic smoking spots will make you want to get high right now

As you melt between the couch cushions yet another night, all red-eyed and smothered in Cheetos crumbs, let these photos be a lesson for you: there are better places to smoke weed than your mother’s basement. Whether lighting up at…