The latest High Times Cannabis Cup, held at the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds 60 miles north of Bay Area, was another well attended, successful event. A highlight was Jon Gettman's talk about taxing and regulating cannabis.
North Carolina police nabbed rapper Rick Ross after he performed at SuperJam on June 27. Ross had failed to appear to his court date stemming from a 2013 marijuana arrest in Greensboro.
For his last question to Bill Clinton on "Meet the Press," David Gregory asked, "I'm wondering if you think now it's time to give pot a chance?" Check out the former president's answer.
Attorney Rob Corry has filed suit in Colorado to stop taxation of legal cannabis sales. He's known for stunts like a joint giveaway and getting arrested for smoking weed at a Rockies game. Is this another publicity stunt or does his lawsuit have legs?
Los Angeles-based psych-folk duo, Eric "Cashew" Harding and Patrick Cleary, paint evocative musical landscapes with their excellent four-song debut EP, "Husbands Vol. 1."
Shia LaBeouf's bizarre antics on Thursday, which led to him being evicted from a Broadway show and arrested, was just one of a number of run-ins he's had with law enforcement over the years.
The Massachusetts' Department of Public Health has rejected an application from Green Heart Holistic Health to operate a dispensary in Boston. The reason given for the denial is Steve DeAngelo's criminal record.
From June to September, weekend-long music festivals feature major headliners and mid-level acts on multiple stages. While most are jamband-oriented, reggae and EDM fests are popular as well.
In his Q magazine cover story, Scottish soul singer Paolo Nutini says he's smoked weed "every day since I was about 16. Can the world please get to grips with marijuana? How long can this go on?"
According to the U.N., marijuana use in the U.S. went up 1.1% from 2011 to 2012, pot potency increased 3.2% (to 11.9% THC) from 2007 to 2011, and weed prices declined 6% since 2010.
