Steve Bloom

420: Birth of a Stoner Notion

I like to say I discovered 420, because it's true. It happened at a Grateful Dead show in Oakland in 1990 when I was working for High Times.

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Democratic Presidential Candidates: Who's Smoked Pot, Who Has Not

This article was originally posted in September before the primaries began. Since then, candidates have dropped out of the race, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee. See which candidates have admitted to smoked pot or not.

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Is John Prine's 'Illegal Smile' a Pot Song?

Folk-singer John Prine's song, "Illegal Smile," has long been regarded as an ode to marijuana. However, he begged to differ. Prine passed away from the coronavirus on April 7.

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