BY: RHIANN MOORE Weed may still have a stigma against it, but maybe we should consider ourselves lucky based on the 1936 film, “Marihuana: The Devil’s Weed”. The foreword statement, as a foreshadowing of the insanity of the entire film…
This former prison is about to be turned into a giant cannabis oil lab
It’s not every day you get to start a drug lab in a former prison. Last week the Coalinga City Council voted 4-1 in favour of selling the Claremont Custody Center for $4.1 million US to Ocean Grown Extracts, a…
This California desert town is becoming the Silicon Valley of weed
BY: M. TOMOSKI There is nothing particularly special about the city of Desert Hot Springs California—yet. It’s quite easy to miss the town itself for the beautiful scenery surrounding it. On the north side of Interstate 10, this quaint little…
Meet the 69-year-old ordained minister opening America’s first weed dispensary for seniors
BY: JESSICA BEUKER At 69 years old, Sue Taylor is extremely healthy. A former catholic school principal and ordained minister, the mother of three attributes her good health to eating right, lots of exercise and cannabis. Last month, the city…
This Colorado weed club has found the perfect way to get people to clean up their community: free pot
BY: TREVOR HEWITT A Colorado marijuana club is offering anyone who comes out to pick up trash on 4/20 a free joint. The Pothole, a weed club in Colorado Springs, Colo., already hosted its first clean-up event on March 20.…
New restaurant dedicated to stoners offers the ultimate menu for late-night munchies
BY: JESSICA BEUKER D’Munchies is owned by Richard Chand and chef David Pyne, who’s worked in kitchens around Sydney for 11 years. “It’s pretty obvious how the idea came about. It’s a very loud statement, but that’s sort of what…
The Weed Revolution will, in fact, be televised
BY: TYLER FYFE Bernard Noble’s eyelids peel back to the sound of a loud speaker. At 5 a.m. he swallows a ketchup cup of assorted medication. He remembers the day the levee failed and a wall of saltwater, cinderblocks, and…
Don’t blame weed for anxiety or depression says new study
A new paper has found no link between marijuana use and a variety of disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. The study, published in the JAMA Psychiatry journal on Feb. 17, found that “cannabis use was not associated with increased…
I got high-school high at a “ganja yoga” class in Toronto
BY: REGAN MCNEILL Photos © Eric Zdancewicz / The Plaid Zebra Ganja yoga. You may have heard of it before or you may be wondering what the heck I am talking about. It’s pretty simple to understand, it is a…
A tribe in South Dakota is opening America’s first marijuana resort
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Back in June, the United States Department of Justice granted Indian tribes permission to grow and sell marijuana on Santee Sioux land in South Dakota. The Santee Sioux tribe operates a number of successful businesses including a…
My first time hiding legally purchased weed from a California State Trooper went like this
BY: TYLER FYFE We were somewhere in Southern California speeding down the blacktop in a rental car when we saw the sirens of a State Trooper. We still had a brown paper bag full of the weed we had bought…
Take a peek inside this magical 1969 hippie tree house village in Hawaii
BY: CONNOR BRIAN At the edge of a long winding beach road, on the shaded jungle island of Kauai, sat a tiny village paradise where clothing was optional, weed was smoked openly, and where love and freedom were the only…
Weed-laced dog biscuits are relieving extreme pain in sick animals
BY: SWIKAR OLI While the thought of giving Rover a hit of something should make any pet owner scream blue murder (and rightfully so), there may be medical reasons to get some of our furry friends properly lit — well,…
The Italian military is growing pot to combat illness (Video)
M. TOMOSKI Somewhere in northern Italy, there is a warehouse full of drugs called the Florence Military Chemical-Pharmaceutical Plant. The secure site acts as the private pharmacy for the Italian armed forces, but it also helps thousands of citizens each…
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…
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…
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…
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…