Hailing Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Congressional Cannabis Law Reformer
Stepping down after 14 terms in Congress, Oregon's Rep. Blumenauer will be noted for his 50-year commitment to ending the nation's war on marijuana.
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12 Stoner-Friendly Halloweed Costumes
Dress up as a joint, blunt, chef, superhero, hula dancer or Willie Nelson and Cheech & Chong on Halloweed 2023.
Opioids Movie Review: Emily Blunt in 'Pain Hustlers' on Netflix
The latest stab at telling the nation's opioids story is not about Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. David Yates' "Pain Hustlers," starring Emily Blunt, instead focuses on Insys and its Fentanyl drug Subsys.
Jennifer Lawrence Smokes Weed in Third Consecutive Movie
J-Law is on a roll. The Oscar-winning actress tokes in "No Hard Feelings," now streaming on Netflix. Before that it was in "Causeway" and "Don't Look Up."
Melissa Etheridge's New Book and Play Delve Into Her Son's Opioid Addiction
Melissa Etheridge dedicates her second memoir "Talking to My Angels" to her son Beckett. In her one-woman Broadway show "My Window," Beckett's OD death hangs over the performance like a shroud.
Marathon Malcolm X Reading Will Highlight His Days 'Peddling Reefers' in Harlem
On October 29, all 19 chapters of "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" will be read over an 18-hour period, starting at 6 am at New York's Metropolitan Opera House. Several chapters focus on his life as a weed dealer in New York in the 1940s.
8.5 Million U.S. Marijuana Arrests Recorded Since 2009
U.S. marijuana arrests increased by 4% in 2022 to 227,108. The arrests have declined 75% since 2009 when a record-high 858,408 were recorded.
Netflix Turns Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Into Opioids Series
This new interpretation of the "House of Usher" story has a thoroughly modern theme: Roderick Usher is a Big Pharma tycoon based on the Sackler family story already mined by "Dopesick" and "PainKiller." He presides over the Fortunato empire known best for their powerful painkiller, Ligodone.