Cheech & Chong Make Dispensary Deal with Five Point Holdings
Cheech & Chong have announced a deal with Five Point Holdings to open marijuana dispensaries in five states - Arizona, California, Illinois Nevada and Washington.
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'Immature' Jerry Garcia Was Discharged from the Army in 1960
Jerry Garcia's official military personnel file says the guitarist was "unreliable, irresponsible, immature, unwilling to accept authority and completely lacking in soldierly qualities." This led to his discharge from the Army in 1960 just eight months after he enlisted.
Johnny Depp Got His Daughter Stoned... When She Was 13
Johnny Depp says he provided marijuana for his daughter to smoke when she was 13. This revelation came at a hearing at London's High Court. Depp is suing The Sun for libel over an article that claimed he abused his ex-wife Amber Heard.
7/10 Is National Dab Day
Turn the word OIL in caps upside down and you've got 710, the date for the latest stoner holiday. You know about 420. Well, today is National Dab Day. All you need to celebrate is some sticky concentrated cannabis and a smoking rig.
Biden and Sanders Task Force Calls for Marijuana Decriminalization
Sen. Bernie Sanders apparently was not able to convince Joe Biden that marijuana legalization is preferable to decriminalization. That's clear in the newly released 110-page "Biden-Sanders Task Force Recommendations."
No No Songs: Anti-Pot Tunes Over the Years
Including "Okie from Muskogee" by Merle Haggard, "The Pot Smoker's Song" by Neil Diamond and "The No No Song" by Hoyt Axton and popularized by Ringo Starr.
Hugh Downs Was a Hemp Advocate
TV newsman and anchor Hugh Downs passed away on July 1. He was 99. In 1990, Downs wrote an article about hemp that was published by ABC News. Read and listen to it here.
South African Cannabis Activist Killed Near Johannesburg
Julian Stobbs was murdered during an armed robbery at his farm in South Africa on July 3. He and his wife Myrtle Clarke were known as the Dagga Couple after they challenged the country's pot laws in 2010.