Life imitates art: Cypress Hill rapper is about to open a Santa Ana pot shop
In one of those bizarrely beautiful moments where life imitates art, Cypress Hill’s lead rapper B-Real will soon be slinging (legal) weed in Orange County, Calif.
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The Week in Weed: Soulja Boy for the win & 14 more eye-popping pot pics
A compilation of favorite weed photos seen on Instagram. Featured this week, rapper Soulja Boy, intricate glass, edibles and soil-grown ganja.
Weed abounds at the stoniest X Games ever
A long-standing fixture in Aspen’s underground, marijuana will celebrate a coming-out of sorts this week. At last year’s Winter X Games in Aspen, the closest recreational marijuana shop to the extreme sporting action on Buttermilk’s slopes was at least 30 miles away. The town now has five pot shops downtown as the 2015 Winter X Games takes over this week.
Denver’s 4/20 Rally is likely to return, but it’ll miss the April 20 holiday itself
Imagine the country’s biggest 4/20 Rally in Denver … not happening on April 20 actual. It’s looking like the big Colorado rally will take place on April 18-19 in 2015 — and not on April 20, according to the city and county of Denver.
Did Eddie Murphy just cut a reggae track? Yes! Listen to “Oh Jah Jah” here
This is the kind of press release that catches our eye here at The Cannabist: “EDDIE MURPHY RELEASES BRAND NEW REGGAE SINGLE.” Sure enough, it’s true. Listen to the song right here.
OG Kush (marijuana review)
Doubts arise that this strain is actually OG Kush, but our weed critic soldiers on anyway and has a “surprisingly enjoyable” experience — at a bargain price.
Denver ‘is not a stoner town,’ but cultural attitudes on pot are evolving
Melissa Vitale had never considered a career in marijuana when she moved her family to Colorado from Austin, Texas, a little over a year ago.
Colorado cannabis experiment puts state in global spotlight
Only one year in, Colorado’s unprecedented jump into marijuana legalization has become the stuff of legend. For both opponents and supporters, the state comes up repeatedly in the evolving discussion about marijuana.
Best vape pens: Reviews of 12 portable vaporizers that stand out
Cannabist critics have been reviewing the best (and worst) vape pens on the market all year long, and we’ll continue to review the technology throughout 2015 as well. Here are reviews of 12 vape pens we loved in 2014, as ranked by their popularity on the site.
No weed, plenty of tequila at ‘The Interview’ in Denver with Seth Rogen
After Seth Rogen tried in vain to throw a cannabis-friendly cinematic experience in Denver on Dec. 8 for a special screening of “The Interview,” Rogen and co-director Evan Goldberg were left roaming the crowd with a bottle of tequila, pouring shots into the mouths of anyone within arm’s length.
Film Society: Seth Rogen’s audience cannot ‘light up inside the theater’
Rolling Stone magazine coverboy Seth Rogen says he is still coming to Denver on Dec. 8 to get high on legal Colorado marijuana — “we can smoke weed in the theater,” he famously tweeted — and screen his new film “The Interview” more than two weeks before its release date. But there was a short time on Wednesday when Rogen’s Colorado appearance was called into question.
The Cannabist’s Gift Guide for 2014 (Part 2): Superfly Stoner
Moving on from the mainstream weed gifts, we’re hitting this next one hard with statement makers for those who make their love of smoking no secret.
The Cannabist’s Gift Guide for 2014 (Part 1): Seven ideas under $100
Here are a few of our favorite finds in name-brand-land — all available online so you can smoke while you shop. 7 weed gift ideas under $100 for the cannabis enthusiast in your life.
Watch Seth Rogen’s new film (with Seth Rogen himself) in Denver
Ready to get meta? Imagine yourself watching Seth Rogen’s latest film “The Interview” weeks ahead of its Christmas Day opening with the comedic actor in the audience with you. Let it soak in. Rogen’s on the screen, and Rogen’s in the seat.
Video: Is that a drug deal going down in the background of this live TV shot?
Real talk: Is that a drug deal going down in the background of this live TV shoot in Boston?
What Bob Marley’s wife and children said of Marley Natural cannabis brand
“My husband believed ‘the herb’ was a natural and positive part of life,” Rita Marley, Bob’s wife, says of a new cannabis brand called Marley Natural. “He felt it was important to the world. He looked forward to this day.”
The ‘cutest way’ the ‘Broad City’ comics have been gifted a joint is …
Because sharing is caring, and because fans take special pride when their gifted weed finds its way into the pockets and (eventually) lungs of their favorite 420-friendly stars, here’s the cutest joint the “Broad City” comedians have ever received as a gift.
Denver pot shops want to rebrand this stretch of road as ‘The Green Mile’
Long a go-to location for shoppers of antiques, Denver’s South Broadway commercial corridor is taking on a greener hue. The concentration of recreational marijuana shops and medical cannabis dispensaries on Broadway has owners banding together to promote what’s being called the “Green Mile.”
Wiz Khalifa doesn’t want to be called a stoner anymore
Rapper Wiz Khalifa, who you might remember from such hits as “Roll Up,” “So High” and the album “Rolling Papers” doesn’t want you to think of him as a stoner anymore, he said in an interview with HardKnockTV.
Attention on young voters in Oregon, Alaska push to legalize marijuana
From slick video ads online to scrawled chalk messages on college campus sidewalks, intense get-out-the-vote drives are mobilizing in Oregon and Alaska. Young voters usually turn out during presidential years like 2012, but stay home during midterms, when the electorate skews older and more conservative.
How Colorado gov candidate Mike Dunafon charmed hip-hop stars
The hip-hop presence in unaffiliated candidate Mike Dunafon’s bid for Colorado governor is significant. In recent weeks, Wyclef Jean and Snoop Dogg have individually announced their support of Dunafon. But why are these rappers drawn to Dunafon, who’s more rural than urban?
Neil Young tells Howard Stern his secret cure for high paranoia
When Howard Stern interviewed musician Neil Young this morning, they cleared the air and shared all sorts of stories — and they also talked about each other’s relationship with marijuana. “I do it every once in a while,” Young told Stern on the Oct. 14 show. “Just a little tiny bit.”
Cannabist Q&A: mailing to Texas, Red Rocks’ pot policy, growing for friend
This Q&A handles readers’ questions about cannabis matters. Topics include mailing weed seeds to Texas; Red Rocks’ rules; and caring for a friend’s plants.
Cannabist calendar: 50-plus events for October 2014
Spend the autumn month getting together with stony friends to watch Sunday football, chuckle at comedy shows, go for the gold at the Canna-lympics, camp overnight on a hemp farm and kick it with Snoop Dogg at the Gypsy Jane Festival.
Top 20: How Twitter reacted to reporter’s F-bomb, “I quit”
On Sunday night, Charlo Greene quit her job as an Alaskan TV reporter while still on the air. She even dropped an F-bomb. 20 top tweets on Greene’s big move:
