Steve Bloom

NYPD Commish Bratton's Story About Catching a Student Smoking Pot

A question about marijuana legalization by Occupy Weed Street activist Lorna Shannon at this morning's CityLaw breakfast prompted New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton to relate a story about how he stopped a young woman while she smoked a joint on, of all places, Wall Street earlier this week.

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Tommy Chong Calls Donald Trump an Asshole

Tommy Chong is preparing for cancer surgery at the end off the month. At the Las Vegas Hempfest on Oct. 3, he joked, "The Republican Party and Tommy Chong have one thing in common: We're both having problems with assholes. I've got a tumor and the Republican Party has Trump."

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C.C. Sabathia: 'C' for Cannabis?

The strange saga of C.C. Sabathia's 2015 season hit a low point on Oct. 5 when the Yankee pitcher announced he was entering an alcohol rehab program a day before the team's wildcard match with the Astros.

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Hempfest Lights Up Las Vegas

Hosted by Tommy Chong, the Las Vegas Hempfest took place on Sat., Oct. 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The musical lineup included Kottonmouth Kings, Israel Vibration, Marlon Asher and Afroman.

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Pot Arrests on the Rise Again (2014)

Despite legalization in Colorado and Washington, marijuana arrests rose nationally in 2014 by 1%. This follows a decline of 22% over the previous three years.

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Movie Review: Eli Roth's 'The Green Inferno'

Cannibals and cannabis, what a concept! Thank Eli Roth for bringing these two subjects together in his extremely violent jungle thriller, "The Green Inferno." When students arrive to help a tribe, they find that they've bitten off more than they can chew.

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Eddie Vedder and Beyoncé - 'Redemption Song'

One of the highlights of yesterday's Global Citizen Festival in Central Park was an acoustic duet of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" by Eddie Vedder and Beyoncé. Pearl Jam, Beyoncé, Coldplay and Ed Sheeren headlined the show.

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Cannabis Freedom Rally Rocks Boston

The marijuana legalization troops were out in force on Boston Common on Sept. 26-27 for the 26th Annual Freedom Rally, sponsored by MassCann/NORML..

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