Pot Lab Explosion Rocks the Bronx
I awoke this morning to a loud thud that sounded like an explosion or perhaps a car crash. It was 7:30, and quickly police sirens blared and TV helicopters whirred overhead.
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Despite 11 Nominations, 'Silicon Valley' Fails to Win One Emmy Award
Among the top 2016 Emmy nominees, HBO's stony show about a small tech company, "Silicon Valley," was shut out. However, Top CelebStoners Anthony Bourdain and Amy Poehler both took home awards.
Montel Williams and Melissa Etheridge Enter the Green Rush
There seems to be no end in sight for celebrities making inroads into the cannabis industry. In the last week, both Montel Williams (LenitivLabs) and Melissa Etheridge (Etheridge Farms) declared they're moving ahead with corporate plans.
Malia on Marijuana: Bong Photo Surfaces
It's two for two for the First Stoner Daughter Malia Obama. Just five weeks after being caught on camera smoking what appeared to be a joint while she attended Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park, Malia was snapped in a room with a bong at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on Sept. 4.
Snoop Dogg and Ted Chung's 'Mary + Jane' Debuts on MTV
Move over, "Broad City" and "Garfunkel and Oates," you've got company. "Mary + Jane," executive produced by Snoop Dogg and Ted Chung, made it's debut on MTV Sept. 5. It's about two women weed deliverers who live in Los Angeles.
The Top 20 Stoner-Friendly Colleges (2016)
Colleges in New York and Vermont are the most popular for pot-loving students to attend, according the Princeton Review's 2016 report. For the second year in a row New York's Ithaca College tops the list.
Christiania's Pusher Street Shut Down in Copenhagen
The shooting of two Danish police officers has led to the destruction of Pusher Street, a tourist attraction in Copenhagen's historic counterculture community, Christiania. The shooter sold drugs on the famous strip.
Willie Nelson Supports Hillary Clinton, But Hasn't Endorsed Her (Yet)
Two years ago, during a visit to Willie Nelson's bus, I asked the legendary singer if he'd back Hillary Clinton's 2016 run for president. "I'd support her in anything she does," he said at the time. But Nelson has yet to officially endorse Clinton.