Julian Stobbs was murdered during an armed robbery at his farm in South Africa on July 3. He and his wife Myrtle Clarke were known as the Dagga Couple after they challenged the country's pot laws in 2010.
SSDP's top two managers - executive director Betty Aldworth and deputy director Stacia Wallis - are leaving the drug-policy organization.
Controversial MassCann chair Samson Racioppi resigned from the board during an emergency meeting on July 1. He recently organized an anti-Black Lives Matter rally in Boston. NORML has suspended the chapter until it shows a "clear opposition to bigotry."
Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon is the subject of Danny Clinch's documentary "All I Can Say." It's based on Hoon's own footage.
Robert Rippberger retells the story of the War on Drugs in "Public Enemy Number One," a new documentary executive produced by Ice-T.
One day after celebrating his 92nd birthday, marijuana legalization pioneer Dr. Lester Grinspoon passed away on June 25.
Neil Young's wrote his two stoner songs - "Homegrown" and "Roll Another Number" (for the Road)" - in 1975. The original acoustic version of "Homegrown" has finally been released 45 years later.
Born and raised on Staten Island - one of New York City's five boroughs - "Saturday Night Live" cast member Pete Davidson is "The King of Staten Island" in Judd Apatow's new stoner movie.
Hip-hop star Method Man has joined other celebrities with cannabis brands, but he's taking a different approach. His line of Tical Official pot products are only being sold at "black owned and socially conscious dispensaries."
It took 35 years to cancel "Cops," the reality TV show that portrays police arresting people committing crimes. The theme song "Bad Boys" by reggae group Inner Circle was not written for the show.
