Michael Phelps Flashback: Hits from the Bong
Jul 3, 2021, 1:00 pm By Steve BloomBack in 2009, after a photo of Michael Phelps ripping a bong at a party in Columbia, SC went viral, he was suspended and lost endorsements. Phelps, who won 23 Olympic gold medals for swimming, never failed a drug test.Track Star Sha'Carri Richardson Suspended, Uses Cannabis to Cope with Personal Problems
Jul 2, 2021, 1:13 pm By Steve BloomSha'Carri Richardson has been suspended for a month by the USADA for failing a drug test for THC. The track star was tested at the Olympic Trials in April. "I'm no encouraging anybody to do it," she says. "I'm not saying. Oh, don't do it."Family Man and Others Revealed in Michael Weintrob's New 'Instrumenthead' Book
Jul 1, 2021, 1:00 pm By Steve BloomJam-band photographer Michael Weintrob had a great idea in 2000: shoot musicians with instruments blocking their faces. Now, he's revealing his famous subjects in a new book. Here's one: former Bob Marley sideman Carlton "Family Man" Barrett.As of July 1, Cannabis Now Officially Legal in 19 States
Jul 1, 2021, 8:00 am By Steve BloomJuly 1 is a big day for the residents of Connecticut and Virginia, where adult-use cannabis legalization goes into effect. It also went into effect New Mexico on June 29. Nineteen states have now legalized t.Justice Thomas: Pot Prohibition No Longer 'Necessary or Proper'
Jun 29, 2021, 8:00 am By Steve BloomThe most conservative justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, says federal cannabis prohibition "may no longer be necessary or proper." Thirty years ago I predicted this would happen.From Prison to Pot: Now Evidence Is a Bag of Legal Weed
Jun 28, 2021, 12:00 pm By Steve BloomTalk about flipping the script. Evidence and Ocean Grown Extracts products are both being cultivating at a converted prison in California and sold at the state's regulated pot shops. A dollar from each sale goes to Last Prisoner Project.Five Questions with 'Branding Bud' Author David Paleschuck
Jun 25, 2021, 1:00 pm By Steve Bloom"Different people have different reasons for purchasing celebrity brands," David A. Paleschuck tells CelebStoner. He's author of the new book "Branding Bud: The Commercialization of Cannabis."Marley Family Says Bob Dug Psilocybin, Launches Mushrooms Brand
Jun 24, 2021, 3:00 pm By Steve BloomThe Marley family, in partnership with Silo Wellness, will start selling magic mushrooms in tincture form under the brand name Marley One in Jamaica later this year.Conan O'Brien and Cannabis: Late-Night Talk Show Host Goes Out With a Joint
Jun 24, 2021, 9:00 am By Steve BloomConan O'Brien ended his late-night run by smoking a joint courtesy of Seth Rogen. Fifteen years earlier, he gladly accepted a High Times Stony Awards bong.2021 Celebrity Drug Busts from A-Z
Jun 23, 2021, 2:00 pm By Steve BloomIt's been a light year for celebrity drug arrests. Busted so far are Lakers' guard Alex Caruso, rapper NLE Choppa and MLB minor leaguer Jesus Camargo-Corrales.Wiz Khalifa Wants to Get Funked Up, Will Play George Clinton in Biopic
Jun 22, 2021, 2:00 pm By Steve BloomRapper and CelebStoner Wiz Khalifa has signed on to portray George Clinton in "Spinning Gold," a film about music-industry mogul Neil Bogart, who headed Casablanca Records when Clinton's band Parliament was on the label.Passing Joints and Pipes: Passé in a Post-Covid World
Jun 21, 2021, 12:30 pm By Steve BloomDoctors says fully vaccinated people can start sharing cannabis again. But is it really necessary?The War on Drugs at 50: Time to Finally End it
Jun 17, 2021, 9:00 am By Steve BloomBlame it on Richard Nixon. The worst modern-day U.S. president prior to Donald Trump started the War on Drugs to years ago today.Book Excerpt: 'Dear Cannabis' Letter by Willie Nelson
Jun 15, 2021, 2:00 pm By Steve BloomWille Nelson's latest book is a personal tour of his life, likes, family and friends. Nelson enjoys weed so much he addresses a letter to "Cannabis." Read the excerpt.Stoner Movie Review: Nick Robinson Plays Ross Ulbricht in 'Silk Road'
Jun 12, 2021, 12:00 pm By Steve BloomRoss Ulbricht wanted to change the world. The creator of the Silk Road website is the subject of the "Silk Road" biopic. For several years before it was shut down, Silk Road allowed consumers to buy drugs on the Internet anonymously. Then he was arrested.Stoner Rock is Back with STÖNER's 'Rad Stays Rad'
Jun 11, 2021, 1:00 pm By Steve BloomBassist Nick Olivieri and drummer Brant Bjork have formed STÖNER out of he ashes of Kyuss, the stoner-rock band that included Josh Homme. Listen to "Rad Stays Rad."New York City Mayoral Candidates - Who's for Pot?
Jun 10, 2021, 1:00 pm By Steve BloomThe New York City mayoral race early voting begins June 12. The primary date is June 22. There are eight major candidates. Here's where they stand on cannabis.Getting High on Cicadas and Eating Other Insects
Jun 9, 2021, 1:00 pm By Steve BloomAccording to Dr. David Shetler, to feel any effect from the amphetamine chemical produced by the fungi in cicadas, you'd have to eat 100 of them.Marley Natural Ganja Dispensaries to Open in Jamaica
Jun 8, 2021, 1:00 pm By Steve BloomFive years after launching Marley Natural cannabis products, the Marley family is taking the business back to Jamaica where they plan to open several retail ganja outlets. The first will be at the Bob Marley Museum at 56 Hope Rd. in Kingston.Drake and Canopy Growth End Partnership
Jun 4, 2021, 1:00 pm By Steve BloomCanadian singer Drake's deal with Canopy Growth, the mega-cannabis company in Ontario, has fallen through. Canopy announced the separation from Drake's More Life Growth Company on June 2.
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