CelebStoner's 2022 Cannabis-Industry Events Guide
Cannabis-industry events came back en masse in the latter part of 2021. In 2022, there will be more events than ever, unless viruses persist. Here's a list of 50+ expos, conferences and festivals.
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2021 in Review: The Year in Cannabis
While five blue states legalized adult use via legislation, red states pushed back against voter initiatives passed in 2020. Pot prisoners were released, events began going live again and Willie Nelson turned 88.
Flashback: When White House Drug Czar Peter Bourne Did Coke at a NORML Party
One of the key moments in drug-law-reform history happened on a day in December 1977 when then drug czar Dr. Peter Bourne snorted cocaine at a NORML party in Washington, DC. NORML founder Keith Stroup still rues that day.
2021 Cannabis-Industry Events Guide
After a complete wipeout in 2020 due to Covid-19, cannabis-industry conferences and festivals came back in 2021. Check out our extensive 2021 events guide.
Album Review: 30th Anniversary 'Cypress Hill Extended Edition'
In 1991, a mixed-race rap trio straight out of L.A. shook up the hip-hop world. Thirty years later, Cypress Hill are still together and celebrating their debut album with an "Extended Edition."
Showboat Casino Cancels New Jersey Cannabis Festival Due to Complaints from Customers and City Officials
Claiming to be a "family-friendly resort," Showboat Atlantic City has hastily canceled this weekend's New Jersey Cannabis Festival because the event "does not match that image." The festival organizer plans to sue.
Colorado Cannabis Activist 'Wayward Bill' Passes at 70
Known as Wayward Bill, William Chengelis was former chair of the U.S. Marijuana Party and a tireless Colorado cannabis crusader. He passed on August 7 at the age of 70.
High Tunes: Lorde Gets 'Stoned in the Nail Salon,' Smokes Fennel Bong
New Zealand pop singer Lorde's third album "Solar Power" features "Stoned in the Nail Salon." Plus, the video for the title track shows her smoking from a pipe made out of a fennel bulb.
Track Star Sha'Carri Richardson Suspended, Uses Cannabis to Cope; Biden Says Rules Are Rules
Sha'Carri Richardson has been suspended for a month by the USADA for failing a drug test for THC. The track star was tested at the Olympic Trials in June. "I'm not encouraging anybody to do it," she says. "I'm not saying, Oh, don't do it."
Happy 88th Birthday, Willie Nelson!
One of America's most beloved entertainers, Willie Nelson, turns 88 today. He's been writing songs and performing for eight decades and is renowned for his unbridled marijuana advocacy.