Colorado Marijuana Tax Report: August 2014
Recreational marijuana sales in Colorado rose to $33 million in August, a 9% increase over July. The overall 2014 tax total, combining rec and medical taxes, so far is $45.3 million.
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Whole Lotta Plant: Led Zep Vet Gives Colbert a Joint
Out of the blue last night on "The Colbert Report," Robert Plant went green, pulling a joint out of his pocket and handing it to the startled late-night host. Plus: special photo of Plant with pot protesters in 1967.
Rookie Cookie for Novices Unveiled in Colorado
Responding to complaints about potent edibles, one Colorado company is now offering a new brand called Rookie Cookie. "People want something that won't get them so inebriated they're not functional," says The Growing Kitchen's Holden Sproul.
Six 'Stoner Babes' Left Off Elle's List
The centerpiece of Elle's "Pot Issue" is "From Annie Hall to Miley: A Visual History of the Stoner Babe." A total of 31 tokin' women made the list. Here are six who didn't.
Review: Jeremy Renner in 'Kill the Messenger'
Muckraker Gary Webb blew the lid off the Contra-cocaine connection and paid for it with his life. In Michael Cuesta's "Kill the Messenger," he's depicted as part Woodward and Bernstein, and part Serpico.
Mod Sun - '1970'
Hippie-hop rapper Mod Sun goes back 44 years to "1970" for his inspiration for this stony song and video, set in San Francisco and Venice Beach, not far from where the Minnesota native moved to last year.
Willie Nelson's Braids Auctioned for $37K
Back in 1983, Willie Nelson cut off his braids and gave them to fellow Highwayman Waylon Jennings "to cheer (him) on during his path to sobriety," according to auction house Guernsey's, who sold them for $37,000 on Oct. 5.
Rock the Vote's 'Turn Out for What'
Rock the Vote's 2014 promotional video features Whoopi Goldberg, Lena Dunham, Fred Armison and others, including Lil Jon who holds a huge joint and declares, "I'm turning out for the legalization of marijuana."
Rick Steves Tours in Support of Oregon Marijuana Initiative
What worked in Washington hopefully will also prove successful in Oregon, where Measure 91 is on the ballot in November. Rick Steves is barnstorming through the Beaver State starting today in support of the marijuana legalization effort.
Mountie Who Used Marijuana Dead of Apparent Suicide
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer who had his iconic uniform seized after being seen in a video smoking a joint on the job last November has died of an apparent suicide. Ron Francis suffered from PTSD.