Singer/actress Bette Midler's marijuana advocacy dates back to the '70s when she reportedly planned to give away joints to ticket holders at her New Year's Eve concert. In 1976, she covered the reefer-jazz classic, "Sweet Marijuana."
Irvin Dana Beal has been sentenced to four months in an Idaho jail stemming from his felony marijuana trafficking arrest on January 12. 2024.
Willie Nelson keeps racking up Grammy nominations. He won his 10th award in 2020 and his 11th and 12th in 2023. Since 1974, Nelson has received 59 Grammy nominations.
Dress up as a joint, blunt, chef, superhero, hula dancer or Willie Nelson and Cheech & Chong on Halloweed 2025.
A new study says blunt smoking increased substantially from 2015 to 2022. It's long overdue for cannabis consumers to reduce their tobacco use and get back to just smoking pot.
New York's likely next mayor, 33-year-old Assembly member Zohran Mamdani, was a big supporter of the state's marijuana legalization legislation in 2021. He recently said, "I’ve purchased marijuana at a legal cannabis shop."
Fewer than 20 cannabis-industry events remain in 2025, including the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Detroit and MJBizCon in Las Vegas.
Nominated for 23 Emmys, Seth Rogen's "The Studio" series on Apple TV+ walked away with 13 – including Outstanding Comedy and Actor (Rogen) – in Los Angeles on Sept. 14. It's a major accomplishment for the actor who's built his career around weed.
Revelry co-founder Jacobi Holland fills us in on the musical choices made for their NYC event on Sept. 12-13: "Too often hip-hop pulls a mostly male crowd. We wanted to broaden the lens this year and book music that cuts across genres and audiences."
The Wood Brothers – siblings Oliver and Chris Wood along with Jano Rix – have become staples of the Americana jam-band scene. Their current song, "Puff of Smoke," is receiving radio play.
