From Death Row to Dealing (Legal) Mushrooms
Hey, psst, you with the toque—need some mushrooms? I know a guy who's got a line on some matsutakes that will make your head spin. His name's Joe Daughtery, and he has earned his throne atop the wild mushroom game.
JR Smith and America's Out of Control Love Affair with Drug Tests
Nearly everyone knows the war on drugs is a bad idea at this point, but employers—from the NBA to Walmart—still think smoking marijuana should be a fireable offense. And as usual, it's corporate America's vote that counts.
Every Weed Smoker's Fantasy Is About to Come True in Uruguay
The government is set to seize control of a legalized marijuana industry, in an attempt to fight crime and improve the economy.
The Feds Will Let the States Legalize Pot… Maybe
The good news, bros, is that as long as Washington and Colorado’s regulatory schemes are judged sufficiently strict and their legal weed businesses stay within state lines, the DOJ is advising prosecutors to not go after marijuana growers and sellers.
I Saw the Future of Pot at Seattle’s Hempfest
The vibe at the 22nd annual Hempfest—the massive pot pageant held in Seattle, Washington, this past weekend—was 100 percent celebratory. And why not? Weed is legal in the state and soon will be elsewhere, and all that's left to do is light up and cash...
It’s Good to Be the King
I was traveling with Arjan Roskam, self-described “King of Cannabis,” through the mountains and jungles of Colombia, along with a crew of international pot growers he calls the “Strain Hunters.” We were searching for three exceptional but elusive...
I Used to Be a Scientologist, Now I Help People Out of Cults by Smoking Weed
Dennis Erlich was the original guy who exposed the craziness of Scientology on the internet. A member since 1967 and later a minister, he started to rebel against the church in the mid-80s. Now he runs a support group to help people out of cults...
Medical Weed Growers in Canada Are Ready for a Fight
Mik Mann is the articulate hippie and Frank Zappa lookalike we interviewed for our documentary BC Bud. He lives out in Port Alberni, a pretty remote town on Vancouver Island where...
Californian Vintners Are Putting Weed in Their Wine
Weed wine is always found in an unlabeled bottle with a blank cork and I try not to get too excited or aggressively ask for more. My advice to wine enthusiasts who enjoy a decent marijuana high is to just stay cool and pray that some of this wine lands...
The 40-Year-Old Pot Virgin
Jamen Shively only started smoking herb a-year-and a-half ago, but he's been making up for lost time ever since. Now an aspiring marijuana mogul, as well as a dedicated cannabis connoisseur, he even credits the very conception of his latest high...
The War on Weed: Still Expensive, Racist, and Failed
At a certain point, anti-drug-war advocates have to stop being subtle, which might be why the American Civil Liberties Union’s new study on the “war on marijuana” doesn’t fuck around: “Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Arrests,” it...
Rich Paul Is Appealing His 81-Year Prison Sentence for Selling Pot
A jury found Rich Paul guilty last month and sent him away for a long, long time for a nonviolent crime. But he's appealing—even though he admittedly sold weed to an FBI informant—on the grounds that that jury wasn't properly informed about their...