The opioid epidemic is Hollywood's new favorite dramatic subject. "Dopesick," a miniseries on Hulu, tells the story of Purdue Pharma's push to make Oxycontin America's No. 1 painkiller.
Three big names in music and sports - Drake, Ricky Williams and Mike Tyson - are taking another stab at creating successful celebrity cannabis brands.
I admit it, I contributed to the blunt phenomenon when I worked at High Times in the '90s. But it's long overdue for cannabis consumers to reduce their tobacco use and get back to just smoking pot.
Easy Star Records artists Zac Jone$ and Jesse Royal have teamed up on "The Weed Song." The two singing spliff smokers hail from Jamaica.
The adventures of former High Times editor Peter Gorman are chronicled in this quasi-memoir, "Magic Mushrooms in India and Other Fantastic Tales." Gorman's best known for his work in the Amazon, where he's spent the good part of the last three decades hunting for rare flora and learning from shaman.
It's a been a while since Larry David has mentioned cannabis on his HBO show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm." We all know the famous "Car Pool Lane" episode from 2004. Now, 17 years later, David makes an edibles joke in Season 11.
Known to stoners for the series of "Harold & Kumar" movies, Kal Penn has also worked at the White House. In his book "You Can't Be Serious," he regrets backing the controversial stop-and-frisk policing policy. Plus: Steve Bloom offers some personal memories of Penn.
Bronx pop star Cardi B - known for such No. 1 hits as "I Like It" and "WAP" - thinks club music is too slow these days and blames it on pot smoking and the cough syrup concoction, lean.
