Quick to respond to Colorado becoming the first state to implement legal marijuana sales, CNBC dispatched veteran newsman Harry Smith to the Centennial State for an hour-long look at the new booming pot economy.
Stoner-movie pioneer Harold Ramis co-wrote "Animal House," directed "Caddyshack" and "Club Paradise," and co-starred with Bill Murray in "Stripes" and the two "Ghostbusters" films..
Former beer magnate and current Gov. John Hickenlooper thinks marijuana is "not a healthy thing" and says, "I hate Colorado having to be the experiment."
On Feb. 1, 1994, Warner Bros. Records released Green Day's "Dookie," their first major-label album. It climbed to No. 2 on the charts and had five hit singles.
Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama isn't down with drugs and alcohol, but does think marijuana can be used "for particular illnesses... that’s up to the doctor or up to scientists."
There's gold in them thar hemp rolling papers being made available to attendees of Miley Cyrus' latest tour. They're mixed with 24-karat edible gold leaf and sell for $65 a pack.
The possible future Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau has his own knock-off Zig-Zag rolling paper brand until Mar. 21. Toronto's Vapor Central has been asked to stop selling them.
Three separate pro-marijuana legalizations measures are hoping to get on the 2014 ballot in Oregon. Our resident blogger based in Portland breaks it all down.
