Peyton Manning may not be down with marijuana dispensaries naming strains after him, but the Denver Broncos quarterback is just fine with pot helping the bottom line of the 21 Papa John’s pizza chains he owns in Colorado. In a puff piece Q&A session with Sports Illustrated‘s MMWB, Manning says Colorado’s open marijuana laws without […]
If Liz Krueger gets her way, New York City cops won’t be able to arrest minorities, anyone for that matter, for marijuana possession after 2015. The New York state senator plans to reintroduce the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act during the next legislative session, which begins in January, according to the Huffington Post. Krueger’s bill […]
Oy Vey! The FBI ruined a plan by a trio of Hasidic Jews to corner the kosher kush market in Brooklyn. Last week, Boruch “Barry” Rapoport, 47, Moshe “Mony” Horenshtein, 27, and Menachem Jacobson, 30, tried to buy 50 pounds of marijuana from an undercover special agent posing as a Texas drug dealer. According to […]
Give Benjamin Nutter some credit. The 26-year-old Florida man tried his best convince 911 dispatchers in Volusia County that there was no need to pull him over despite his suspicious behavior. Early Tuesday morning, deputies tried to stop Nutter after flagging him for driving with no tag light. He ignored them for more than two […]
A Massachusetts addiction treatment provider claims his study on 127 teenage chronic marijuana users proves pot is addictive. Dr. John Kelly, a psychiatrist from Massachusetts General Hospital and lead author of a recent study on the issue, tells Medical Daily: “Absolutely, no doubt about it.” What the article doesn’t tell you is that Kelly is […]
The New York Times reports that sick and disabled workers still run the risk of losing their jobs if they use marijuana for medicinal purposes. Citing ancedotal evidence and opinions from employment experts, the Times found that marijuana users remain persona non grata in most places of employment, even in Colorado and Washington, the two […]
When Jeff invites Mikey over to his apartment for a smoke session, the two buds find themselves testing out the time traveling powers of great ganja. That’s the premise behind “Blaze to the Future,” a short parody that takes inspiration from the “Back to the Future” film series. It’s produced by 4TT, short for 4TwentyToday, […]
“Quid pro quo. Yes or no?” – Hannibal Lecter, Silence of the Lambs In news that shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone, leading researchers who have come out against legalizing pot are taking payola from pharmaceutical drug makers. VICE reports that many anti-marijuana academics get paid by companies that manufacture products that could easily […]
Today, hundreds of friends and relatives gathered to say their last goodbye to comedian Joan Rivers, who died Sept. 4 at 81. Known for her fashion-savvy and sensational personality, she was also one of Hollywood’s biggest supporters for marijuana. Many remember Rivers hitting the bong and a glass pipe in a 2012 episode of her […]
After threatening to fire Don DeZarn if he participated in New Jersey’s medical marijuana program, Princeton University has placed the campus dining employee on paid administrative leave until the face-off is resolved. DeZarn had returned to work on Sept. 2 for the first time since he informed Princeton officials two weeks ago that he would […]
