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Raising the Barr
Actress and activist Roseanne Barr gives legalization a presidential promise
Roseanne Barr knows a thing or two about commercial and critical success. Her hit TV show Roseanne lasted nine seasons and earned the comic-actress an Emmy, a Golden Globe and three …
Ralph-Nader
Not that people turn to Roseanne Barr for religious inspiration, but it’s worth nothing that the comedian/actress was born in Salt Lake City to parents of Jewish ancestry (her family’s original surname of “Borisofsky” was changed to “Barr” by a …
Grassroots Democracy
Yes, the Green Party of the United States certainly sounds like it’d be the most canna-friendly political party out there. After all, consumer advocate and Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader in 2000 said he supported legalization and, if elected, …
Where There’s Smoke…
Cannabis-and-comedy legends Cheech & Chong are back—better than ever!
Separately, they were two incredibly talented young entertainers who couldn’t quite pin down that elusive formula for success. Together, they were a creative dynamo that not only generated huge international fame, but …
Economic Impact (Washington)
How Medical Cannabis Currently Impacts Us:
2,500 to 4,000: Estimated number of cannabis dispensary workers in Washington.
COMPARED TO
2,950: number of chief-executive jobs in Washington.
10,000: Estimated number of cannabis-production jobs.
COMPARED TO
9,870: Number of attorney jobs in Washington in 2010.
4 to 5: Average …
Economic Engine (Washington)
Our industry creates a tremendous impact on our economy
Welcome to Washington’s medical cannabis industry—where we all wholeheartedly agree that medicinal marijuana has proven a tremendous economic boon at a time when economic boons are hard to find. And while extracting …
Economic Impact (Northern California)
How Medical Cannabis Currently Impacts Us:
12,000: Estimated number of cannabis dispensary jobs in California.
COMPARED TO
15,000: The number of large law firms that went out of business nationwide since 2008.
20,000: Estimated number of cannabis-production-related jobs in California.
COMPARED TO
16,919: Estimated mass …
Economic Engine (Northern California)
Our industry creates a tremendous impact on our economy
There’s an unusual state of affairs in California in general, and in Northern California in particular. Despite being first in the union to pass a medical cannabis law, and despite their state …
Economic Engine (Colorado)
Our industry creates a tremendous impact on our economy
“When you consider all the jobs created directly and indirectly by the medical cannabis industry, I think it’s safe to say that we’re talking tens of thousands of jobs,” says Aaron Smith, …
Economic Impact (Colorado)
How Medical Cannabis Impacts Us:
$5 million: Statewide sales tax revenue from cannabis dispensaries in 2011.
COMPARED TO
$3.6 million: Statewide sales tax revenue from electronics and appliance stores in August 2011.
$11.2 million: Revenue generated by the state Medical Marijuana Registry.
COMPARED TO
$11.2 million: …
Killer Visuals
New coffee table book by Diplo captures his travels and the global music scene
Taste-shaping Philly DJ, producer and songwriter Diplo has been trotting his genre-blending sounds around the planet for the past decade. Melding influences including electro, hip-hop, Brazilian baile …
Thumbs Up
If you are medicating, here are a crop of movies that might fit your mood
Thankfully for the readers of CULTURE, Hollywood has embraced the stoner comedy genre in recent years, putting out great (and not-so-great) movies that either deal with …
Decks in Effect
A San Bernardino museum delves into the realm of skate art
“Full Deck: A Short History of Skate Art” brings new meaning to canvassing the neighborhood. The celebration of the subculture that emerged from a once-maligned pastime is at Cal State …
Doob Tube
Looking for green programming—just change the channel
There’s no shortage of entertainment for the refined TV viewer who wants to spend a quality hour or two watching marijuana-themed programming. We have come up with handy list to help you make informed …
Economic Engine (Southern California)
Our industry creates a tremendous impact on our economy
“Cities—and, to a lesser extent, the states—are starting to appreciate the revenue derived from the medical marijuana industry,” says Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association in Washington D.C. …
Economic Impact (Southern California)
How Medical Cannabis Impacts Us:
$1.35: Typical rent per square foot of a mainstream L.A. storefront in 2010.
COMPARED TO
$3: Typical rent per square foot for an L.A. medical cannabis dispensary in 2010.
$105 million: Estimated annual sales-tax revenue in California …
A Pipe Primer
Electroforming, multiple chambers and slime: A tour through Pyrex’s highest end
The once-underground art of fashioning glass pipes is making deeper inroads into the mainstream than ever this year, showing up on Main Street under the banner of medical marijuana. Marked …
High End Glass (Buck)
Inspired by creatures great and small, the award-winning Ryan “Buck” Harris spends his days and nights pushing the boundaries of form and function, such as this lemur he created with Darby. “I never feel more comfortable than when I am …
High End Glass (Adam G)
“Functional glass is different from other glass because it can take the shape of almost anything. It has no parameters as to what shape it needs to be, whereas other art forms and objects usually do.” So says renowned artist …
High End Glass (Darby)
With his clean lines and balanced approach, Darby is known for his stellar work, and his “Weapons of Glass Construction” collection is absolutely legendary. But besides being able to make a bubbler look like a laser gun, his Spider Web …
High End Glass (Salt)
If you’ve ever run into wild creatures with fangs and claws, you’re familiar with Salt’s toothy creations. “These features are meant to represent the process of evolution both within my work and in relation to the way pipes are received …
Mother Funker
After decades of decadence, George Clinton is ready to get his groove on again
The story of George Clinton’s Parliament and Funkadelic is populated with larger-than-life personalities, epic battles with drugs and the law, massive hits which dominated the R&B charts …
Free Samples!
If George Clinton’s music doesn’t sound familiar—just listen to Snoop
How much of George Clinton’s work has been lifted by other artists? If you’re a hip-hop fan it’s almost a dead certainty you’ve got a favorite track based on a P-Funk …
Hip-Hop’s Best Friend
“Atomic Dog” Sure Gets Around
“Atomic Dog” is one of the most sampled songs in musical history. The song first appeared on 1982’s Computer Games. It was sampled by Ice-T in “Funky Gripsta” in 1992 and in 1994 by Snoop Dogg …
Foul Play
Bob Saget is always funnier when he embraces his dark side
It’s easy to talk to Bob Saget. He’s friendly, down-to-earth and unfailingly self-deprecating. It’s when you sit down later to try and transcribe the interview that you realize you’ve got …
Who’s Your Daddy?
Danny Tanner rocked television fatherhood—but he wasn’t alone
Bob Saget is a complicated man. He’s got layers of personality, but the one we all remember him by most is Danny Tanner—that dorky, clean freak, single father that raised D.J., Stephanie and, …
Reality Check
Bill Maher became the first media casualty of the massive surge in American nationalism that followed the events of 9/11. Ironic doesn’t seem to be a strong enough word to describe being fired for saying something politically incorrect on a show called Politically Incorrect, but after George W. Bush labeled the 9/11 terrorists “cowards” Maher countered that perhaps lobbing cruise missiles from a ship 2,000 miles away required slightly less nerve than piloting an airplane into a building [...]
Creature Comfort
PETA (of which Bill Maher is a board member) is often known as the organization that makes you feel guilty for eating bacon on Sunday morning, and the group that strives to protect critters’ inalienable rights by putting a stop …
Donkeys and Elephants—Oh My!
There was that one time Maher criticized Bush for calling terrorists lazy right after 9/11 . . . Then there was another time when he compared dogs to retarded children. All in all, Bill Maher has made some interesting statements …
Shot of Ambition
In 2000, Datarock formed as a trio that grew to a foursome before dwindling down to its core members, Fredrik Saroea and Kjetil Møster, who carried on the project to greater heights. Datarock’s debut album Datarock Datarock (2005) was released on the band’s own label YAP (Young Aspiring Professionals) and distributed to 10 countries. Famed track “Fa-Fa-Fa” was picked up by Coca-Cola for [...]
