On the Aug. 18 episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher," Penn Jillette proclaimed that he's "the only person who's never ever had a puff of marijuana who has been been on the cover of High Times magazine." Well, not quite.
Vermont, New York and California colleges dominate The Princeton Review's 2017 survey of what they call "Reefer Madness" schools. The University of Vermont in Burlington tops the list
CNBC is back with another pot program as "The Profit" host Marcus Lemonis turns his attention to the cannabis industry in California. Watch "Marijuana Millions" Tuesdays at 10 pm EST.
In a 2002 interview with Larry King, Glen Campbell, who died on Aug. 8 from Alzheimer's disease, discussed his addictions to tobacco, cocaine and alcohol. About pot, he said: "I could not be around marijuana."
Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson favors legalizing marijuana and says "smoking a few jays" is better for you than drinking alcohol.
The much-anticipated report from the Justice Department's Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety fails to contradict Obama-era marijuana policies. Meanwhile, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has turned his focus to adult-use legalization in Colorado and Washington.
Pablo Escobar is dead, but the Cali Cartel has taken his and the Medellin Cartel's place in Season 3 of "Narcos" on Netflix, available Sept. 1. To promote the new season, Netflix provided powered donuts and Colombian coffee to curious onlookers around New York on Aug. 3.
"The Days Between" concludes Aug. 9, the day Jerry Garcia died in 1995. He was born Aug. 1, 75 years ago. We celebrate his life with this solo acoustic version of "High Time," recorded in 1970.
