Steve Bloom

Paolo Nutini: Pot's No Worse Than Alcohol

In his Q magazine cover story, Scottish soul singer Paolo Nutini says he's smoked weed "every day since I was about 16. Can the world please get to grips with marijuana? How long can this go on?"

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U.N. Notes Rise in U.S. Marijuana Use

According to the U.N., marijuana use in the U.S. went up 1.1% from 2011 to 2012, pot potency increased 3.2% (to 11.9% THC) from 2007 to 2011, and weed prices declined 6% since 2010.

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Tim Lincecum Tosses Second No-Hitter

No-hitters are a rarity in baseball. Pitching two against the same team in less than a year is an anomaly. That's what Giants ace Tim Lincecum did against the Padres yesterday, winning 4-0.

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Album Review: Phish's 'Fuego'

Phish are on fire with "Fuego," their 12th studio album since "Junta" in 1989. It's one of their most audacious efforts from start to finish.

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Pro-Pot Heather Mizeur Loses Bid for Maryland Governor

Maryland voters selected current Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown over current Attorney General Doug Gansler and State delegate Heather Mizeur in the June 24 primary. All three supported reforming the state's marijuana laws.

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Burner Notice: Bruce Campbell on Pot

B-movie and television actor Bruce Campbell is excited about marijuana legalization. “It’s about goddamn time,” he says. “I’m just sorry my state (Oregon) couldn’t get it through. Maybe just too many stoners or something.”

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Mendo Dope's Monster Medical Garden

Here's the story, and more photos of the garden and the growers, as told to us by Old E of Mendo Dope, which he describes as "a cannabis culture ganja farming music group" in Mendocino County that includes himself and his brother Bleezy.

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Hard Working Americans - 'Blackland Farmer'

Todd Snider, Dave Schools, Neal Casal, Chad Staehly and Duane Trucks joined together to form the super group, Hard Working Americans. In the "Blackland Farmer" video, a struggling farmer switches to marijuana.

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