The Top 22 Stoner Movies of 2015
While there wasn't one clear stoner movie favorite in 2015, there were plenty – from "American Ultra" to "Trainwreck" – to choose from.
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.
Harborside Health Center co-owner Steve DeAngelo brought his book tour to New York Dec. 17 where he did a reading from "The Cannabis Manifesto" at a HighNY-sponsored event.
From the 2013 Broadway production "A Night with Janis Joplin" to Amy Berg's new documentary, "Janis: Little Girl Blue," Janis Joplin continues to be a subject of fascination 45 years after her death at the age of 27.
Bronx-born hip-hop legend KRS-One's 12th album, "Now Hear This," features the song "Drugs Won." "It's crazy how the East Coast considers herb the enemy," he raps. "While every corner in L.A. is a dispensary."
It's three strikes and you're benched in the NBA when it comes to using illegal substances, including cannabis. For Hornet forward Al Jefferson, his third violation has resulted in a five-game suspension, announced Dec. 9.
While the world celebrates Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday (Dec 12), it begs the question: Did Ol' Blue Eyes ever smoke the green? When he really had the chance during the marriage to his pot-smoking wife Mia Farrow in the '60s, Sinatra reportedly preferred to get drunk instead.