Dead & Company Light Up New Year's Eve with Giant Joint
What's left of the Grateful Dead made a grand marijuana gesture during last night's epic NYE Dead & Company show at the L.A. Forum.
What's left of the Grateful Dead made a grand marijuana gesture during last night's epic NYE Dead & Company show at the L.A. Forum.
More than 60 famous musicians passed away in 2015, including B.B. King, Natalie Cole, Scott Weiland, Lemmy Kilmister, Ornette Coleman, Ben E. King, Percy Sledge, Allen Toussaint, Leslie Gore, Lynn Anderson, Frankie Ford, Phil Woods, Johnny Kemp, John Trudell, and members of Yes, Brothers Johnson and Three Dog Night.
Sometimes we write new articles and other times we update older ones. Some of the most trafficked posts of the year at CelebStoner have a long shelf, such as our No. 1 post of 2015, "CBD Oil Legal in 15 States."
Celebrities getting arrested for drug possession is on the decline. Just eight celebs, including Rick Ross and Nelly, were busted in 2015, a drop of 80% from 2014.
It was the highest of times and the lowest of times for Tommy Chong in 2015. While he continued to expand his empire of cannabis products and endorsements, the legendary funnyman fought off another round of cancer with the help of marijuana and surgery. He's our CelebStoner of the Year.
While there wasn't one clear stoner movie favorite in 2015, there were plenty – from "American Ultra" to "Trainwreck" – to choose from.
British singer Nellie McKay has a new cause: cannabis. She dresses up in a a pot leaf outfit, goes greenface and even raps in her holiday season video, "Weed (That's All I Want for Christmas)."
Cannabis was in the headlines this year, but a lot of the news was negative, like the defeat of Issue 3 in Ohio, the increase in arrests and the continuation of player suspensions for pot in the NFL. The good news? Bernie Sanders took a stand against prohibition, Jamaica and Delaware removed penalties for possession, and DEA head Michele Leonhart was ousted.