Ed Rosenthal's latest book, the 738-page "Cannabis Growers Handbook," tops off his long career as an activist and cultivation expert, which earned him the title, "Guru of Ganja." In this excerpt, he answers the question, "Why Grow Cannabis?"
Each week brings new players to the burgeoning cannabis industry. The latest celebs to announce brands are Grammy-winning artists Lil Kim and Pitbull.
Veteran French actress Isabelle Huppert shines as hash dealer Patience Portefeux in Jean-Paul Salomé’s Parisian nail-biter, "Mama Weed."
A sequel to Mel Brooks' "History of the World, Part I" is in the works. The original movie in 1981 covers a lot of territory, including when cannabis prevented citizens from being overwhelmed by Roman soldiers.
From the rap game to the weed game, Snoop Dogg wears a lot of hats and he's as busy as ever. Here are 10 current things you need to known about Snoop Dogg on his 50th birthday.
Ric Robertson's clip for his latest song, "Anna Rose," is not your typical music video. It's among the first stop-motion animations using borosilicate glass. The glass pieces were created by artist Clinton Roman.
Several countries around the world have death penalties for illegal drug possession, including Singapore, where Omar Bamadhaj will soon be hung for smuggling two pounds of pot from Malaysia. Meanwhile, in the UAE, a British man is facing a 25-year sentence for possessing CBD oil.
Sasha Perelman and Elizabeth Santana had a great idea: To create an immersive cannabis exhibit in New York. Running through at least November, "The Stone Age" is one of the city's hottest new tourist attractions.
The drug war continues unabated with shootouts like the one in Arizona on October 4 that left two people dead - one a DEA agent - over several pounds of pot.
"Cannabis culture today is by and large a shell of what it used to be in the '90s and before that in terms of characters and the fun in it and the people who were really devoted to the cause," says Double Blind co-founder Madison Margolin. "Now, it just feels like another consumer product."
