Happy 79th Birthday, Tommy Chong!
Stoner funnyman Tommy Chong - half of the legendary comedy team, Cheech & Chong - turns 79 today. Let's wish him many more joints and bong hits on this important day.
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'Moonlight' Takes Oscar for Best Picture
The druggy saga "Moonlight" garnered eight Academy Award noms, winning three for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actor, and holding off "La La Land," which until the final botched announcement by Warren Beattly and Faye Dunaway, had earned six awards.
'Atlanta' and 'Zootopia' Win 2017 Golden Globes
It was a big night for "Atlanta" at the 2017 Golden Globes. The FX series won awards for Best Comedy TV Series and Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Comedy (series creator Donald Glover). Keith Stanfield and Brian Tyree Henry play weed dealers on the show.
The Top 32 Stoner Movies of 2016
Like last year, there wasn't a boffo box office stoner movie hit in 2016. But, as usual, there were plenty of movies that featured drugs. Check out our extensive list of the Top Stoner Movies of the year.
On Our 10th Birthday: The Story of CelebStoner
Many of you out there know that I worked for High Times for nearly 20 years, from 1988 to 2007. Towards the end of my run with Trans High Corp. (the parent company), I hatched the idea for CelebStoner.com. That was in 2006.
RIP: 'a/k/a Tommy Chong' Director Josh Gilbert
Film director Josh Gilbert, who was best known for his documentary, "a/k/a Tommy Chong," succumbed to leukemia on Saturday. He was 54.
Tommy Chong Wows Crowd at ICBC in Vancouver
I interviewed Tommy Chong live on stage at the International Cannabis Business Conference at the Vancouver Hyatt Regency on Oct. 13. Since he's from Canada and his career began in Vancouver, it was an especially revealing one-on-one with the legendary stoner funnyman.
Bernie Birthday Bummer for Tommy Chong
It's Tommy Chong's 78th birthday. However, yesterday, the stoner comedy legend received a blowoff from the Bernie Sanders campaign. First he was invited to introduce the senator at a Los Angeles area speech, then the invite was surprising rescinded.
Woody Harrelson Shut Out in Effort to Win Dispensary License in Hawaii
Out of the 59 applicants in Hawaii for eight dispensary and cultivation licenses, actor Woody Harrelson wasn't among the eight selected by the Aloha State's health department. The noted hemp activist, who lives on Maui, was hoping to open stores on Oahu in Honolulu County.
Pot Protest Season Kicks Off in Ann Arbor and Washington, DC
The 45th Annual Hash Bash in Ann Arbor and a smoke out in front of the White House gained national headlines as the marijuana rally season got off to a potent start on Apr. 2.