At White House Pot Prisoner Protest, Only One Arrest
A rally outside the White House promising civil disobedience by drug-reform groups on October 24 took place despite Pres. Biden's pardon proclamation on October 6. Only one protestor was arrested.
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Zac Brown Band Skips Vancouver Show Over Border Snafu
Grammy-winning Zac Brown Band canceled their October 21 show at Vancouver's Rogers Arena due to border issues. When several crew members were barred from entering Canada, the entire band elected to blow off the show altogether and headed to Portland instead.
Chelsea Handler Partners with Stony Soda Company Leisuretown
Canna beverages are all the rage. Female celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Rosario Dawson, Kate Hudson and Chelsea Handler love them. Now, Handler is making her own move with Leisuretown sodas.
New Jersey Battles Couple Who Sold Weed in Front of Dispensary
A New Jersey couple is facing charges of "alleged distribution of unregulated marijuana." At issue is not so much the selling of unregulated weed, but where Krista Winters and Michael Kearney did it: Right in front of The Apothecarium, a legal pot shop, in Phillipsburg. –
Relive Cypress Hill's 1991 Debut Album with 'Tres Equis' Graphic Novel
Cypress Hill's self-titled debut album in 1991 introduced the rough-and-tumble L.A.-based hip-hop trio. Thirty-plus years later, the making of that breakthrough record is the focus of Cypress Hill's first graphic novel, "Tres Equis."
Playing Ball with CBD: MLB Opens Door to First Cannabis Sponsor
Charlotte's Web, the company that named a low-THC strain after seizure sufferer Charlotte Figi, now has a CBD deal with Major League Baseball.
Russian-American Curaleaf Founder Boris Jordan Discusses Putin on Podcast
Curaleaf founder Boris Jordan was born in New York to Russian parents. He's a former supporter of Russian president Vladimir Putin. In a revealing interview on Ethan Nadelmann's Psychoactive podcast, Jordan says Putin will never legalize cannabis.
'Box of Rain' Documentary: Lonnie Frazier's Love Letter to Deadheads
Three women head West from Maryland in 1985 and end up at a Grateful Dead show in Colorado at legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Some four decades later they stage a reunion for "Box of Rain," directed by one of the trio, Lonnie Frazier.