Attention Stoners: Help Put the 'Lazy' Stereotype to Rest
Though this is likely true for a small cohort of users, from my experience and observations, weed does not install a lack of motivation or create lazy people.
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4 Things I Learned About Weed After Leaving the Mormon Church
Once I started to question what I had been taught, I discovered that a lot of what I thought I knew was misinformation. These are the four most prominent truths I have discovered about cannabis since I left the church.
Catherine Hiller's New Novel Details a Lifetime of Cannabis
Hiller chronicles her experiences during the half-century she has spent as a daily weed smoker. Hiller is highly educated, holding a doctorate from Brown University and is a successful writer of both fiction and non-fiction novels, as well as has worked as a successful producer and director.
Tips for Keeping Cannabis on the DL in Prohibition States
Although the legalization and decriminalization of cannabis in many areas of the U.S. may have many of us feeling as though we are free to emerge from the shadows of cannabis prejudice and no longer conceal our personal choices, it is worth remembering that anti-cannabis attitudes are likely still held by many people in our lives.
2 Chainz vs. Nancy Grace: Fight!
Recently, Nancy Grace invited famous rapper, 2 Chainz, on her show to discuss marijuana.
Three Important Cannabis Milestones in 2014
A few cannabis-culture milestones happened during 2014.
Dreadlocks: More Than a Stoner Stereotype
Several years ago, I embarked upon a very personal and empowering journey when I decided to lock my hair. A couple years later, someone asked me in passing, "Why do so many marijuana smokers have locks?"
Two Colorado Women Form Cannabis Branding Business
Two young women from Colorado have teamed up to form the company Cannabrand, a marketing/PR firm that deal exclusively with cannabis related businesses.
Woody Harrelson Hosts "Saturday Night Live" Full of Cannabis Jokes
While Saturday Night Live has always had a fair share of great bits on marijuana dating way back, this latest episode certainly showed that it's moving more into the mainstream.
Disc Golfers Beware, Cops Are on to Your Stoner Ways
If you happen to enjoy a simple game of disc golf from time to time, be wary of police, apparently playing the game can get you profiled as a stoner. That's what happened to one disc golf enthusiast in Ankeny, Iowa when Officer Aaron King’s discovered he plays the sport after pulling him over for driving without headlights on.
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CNN: Pot Smokers Fight Stereotypes
CNN covers stories of cannabis consumers that fight stereotypes and dispel the stigma surrounding cannabis.
What's in a Name? Marijuana Strain Names Will Have to Change if We Want to Win the Drug War
Can you imagine helping an elderly suffering relative by giving them a baggie of "God's Pussy"? In the recreational world, marijuana strains should have fun
Why More Women Should Grow Marijuana
Lately there has been a lot of editorial coverage about women not being at home in the world of weed. However, getting rid of girls in bikinis is not the...
Minimalist "Celebrity Weedists"
In a nod to minimalism, pop culture and cannabis we present: "Celebrity Weedists". It's a homage to the famous pot smokers who've helped bring...
Where Are the Cannabis Movement's Young Women?
Women voters tend to vote unfavorably on cannabis initiatives. This may change. Despite helping spearhead the medical cannabis movement in the 1990s...
Stoner Spy: Overheard on Seattle City Bus
The other day I was riding a Seattle city bus. I was stoned and listening to comedians on Pandora through my headphones. I heard a woman say to two gents...
Judge Allows Marijuana Use Evidence in Trayvon Martin Case
Judge Debra Nelson, the judge presiding over the Trayvon Martin case, has ruled to allow jurors to hear evidence of marijuana in Trayvon Martin's system.
In the Interest of Fairness Towards Police
My views of police and law enforcement has been skewed by journalism that isn’t equal to both sides. In the interest in fairness towards police,