Why I Don't Hate Nickelback
In the 1990s and 2000s, when I was an editor at High Times, we featured numerous bands and artists who embraced cannabis. Straight outta Vancouver, Nickelback was one of them.
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Jimmy Buffett's 'The Gummies Just Kicked In' Features Paul McCartney, Inspired by Macca's Wife
Two summers ago, Jimmy Buffett, Paul McCartney and their wives Jane and Nancy and friends had dinner at McCartney's house. At one point, Nancy stumbled and then blurted out, "The gummies just kicked in." Buffett decided to write a song about it, featuring Macca on bass.
Canadian Takeover of High Times Puts Company in the Hands of Discredited CEO
High Times has been sold to Victoria, BC-based psychedelics firm Lucy Scientific Discovery (for LSD) headed by disgraced Hollywood executive Richard Nanula.
'Smoke & Screen' Events with Weedmaps and 'The Freak Brothers' Start Sept. 13
Weedmaps is teaming up with "The Freak Brothers" animated series on Tubi. To promote Weedmaps' partnership and the second half of Season 2, eight "Smoke & Screen" events will take place from Sept. 13-21. CelebStoner readers are invited to attend.
Little Richard on Drugs: 'They Shoulda Called Me Little Cocaine'
In the back-to-back Little Richard documentaries – "Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock & Roll" and "Little Richard: I Am Everything" (2023) – not much is said about the rock & roll pioneer's prodigious drug use.
Review: 'San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time' on MGM+
Most people think the music that came out the San Francisco Bay Area in the late '60s-early '70s was strictly psychedelic, but the two-part MGM+ series "San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time" considerably expands on that subject.
Jimmy Buffett's 1975 Smuggling Song: 'A Pirate Looks at 40'
"I've done a bit of smugglin' and I've run my share of grass," Jimmy Buffett warbled on "A Pirate Looks at 40" in 1975. It was a minor hit for the singer who passed away on September 1 at 76.
The Pros and Cons of Moving Cannabis to Schedule 3 - 18 Expert Opinions
While many approve of the government edging closer to cannabis legalization via federal drug rescheduling, others think the HHS recommendation, if approved by the DEA, will benefit Big Pharma the most.