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 …
Kiss those germ-y pipes goodbye. Cannabis is to be shared, but G-Kap helps keep your glassware and accessories sick-proof with its anti-bacterial additive. Simply attach a cap and you’ll be bacteria-free for 60 to 90 days. Now that’s healthy! ($3.99 …
If you can control air, light and humidity, you can control your medicine. That’s where FreshStor’s CVault Storage Container comes in. Just insert a Humidipak into the lid of this stainless steel, airtight container, place your herbs inside and within …
If your water pipe is getting a bit passé, maybe it’s time for an upgrade in the form of the I Got Hose Hookah Conversion Kit. And just like its name implies, this adapter turns your boring glassware into a …
For those who don’t want to wait for their seeds to sprout, there are clones—and that’s not a Star Wars reference, nerdboys! No, when you clone a plant, you’re making an exact copy of the original—essentially you are creating a …
Long-standing debates over whether Roger Waters or David Gilmore is the true genius behind the world’s greatest psychedelic rock band will be put on hold this month when Waters mounts his mega-staging of Pink Floyd’s 1979 magnum opus, The Wall …
The rapper that raps so fast, his name originates from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun. That’s a bit stereotypically suiting, isn’t it? Tech N9ne has been honing his rappability since 1991, when he joined the group Black Mafia. Yet, it wasn’t …
1. Percentage of Washingtonians surveyed who support Initiative 502, which would legalize small quantities of cannabis: 51 (Source: SurveyUSA poll).
2. Percentage of votes cast in favor of Initiative 692, the 1998 measure that created legal protections for cannabis patients in …
State Supreme Court tosses marijuana conviction
Washington’s highest court has overturned the marijuana conviction of a man who had been arrested and tried in Auburn on charges for which the city had no laws on its books.
Dustin B. Gauntt was arrested …
While CULTURE runs into cannabis in many forms, tinctures and similar infusions only get on our radar every once in a while. And that’s a shame, because these forms of medicine are excellent ways to get the relief you’re looking …
We had never heard of this pure indica strain before discovering it at Have a Heart CC in North Seattle, but the story goes that it’s descended from Afghan seeds brought over more than 30 years ago. Those Afghan origins …
Standing out among the wonders of the Pacific Northwest is the Cascade Range, a spectacular system of high peaks that just happens to be the most volcanically active area in the continental U.S. Like its namesake, Cascadia Crush, which we …
It’s hard not to trot out the “bomb” metaphors when describing a powerhouse strain named after a high-intensity explosive—but out of respect for the peaceable nature of marijuana, we’ll try. From West Coast Wellness in North Seattle, C-4 is a …
When the history of cannabis is written, OG Kush will be right up there with the invention of hydroponics as one of the great milestones of weed culture. The problem is finding genuine, honest-to-god OG Kush—so many lesser varieties on …
I have never had much time for Hunter Thompson or his work. I have started and stopped his signature book, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, about a dozen times before throwing it across the room in a mixture of …
I know what we’re all thinking: Great . . . another band with a name straight out of a popular movie. However, Sparta formed in 2001, several years before the famous quote from 300, so it’s only in the band’s …
1. Number of liquor stores on the same block as The Divinity Tree, a San Francisco dispensary forced by the feds to close for being located too close to a school: 4 (Source: Sacramento Bee).
2. Tax revenue (in dollars) The …
Oaksterdam’s future uncertain following raid
Oaksterdam University, a pillar both of the Bay Area’s medical cannabis community and downtown Oakland’s economic revival, is in upheaval following a raid in early April by federal agents and the departure soon after of the …
The award-winning Elemental Wellness Center in San Jose has a huge selection of edibles, but they’re especially proud of this entry-level Peanut Butter Chocolate Hash Bar from Cloud9. The bar comes sealed in a sealed foil pouch that lists dosage …
OrganiCann of both Santa Rosa and Oakland carries some of the best-looking and best-tasting edibles in the world, as evinced by its dainty Suspiciously Delicious Monogrammed Truffles. They come in a tiny white box with ingredients including natural medicine, ganache …
The Bay Area’s favorite color is purple, judging by its love affair with all things purple cannabis. It’s driven breeders into hybridization so complex, the name indica or sativa means little. What matters is the purple pigment anthocyanin, and Revolution …
One of Natural Herbal Pain Relief’s exclusive strains, Strawberry Diesel shares the tippity top of the shelf with the likes of Chemdawg-4, Chocolope and Super Thai in this San Jose dispensary. That’s because Strawberry Diesel is a highly sought-after variety, …
We love it when we see any strains with California classic OG Kush in them, and that goes double for expert cuts like this Headband from CHA Wellness in Union City. Also called Sour Kush, Headband is an uplifting sativa …
The award-winning 7 Stars Holistic Healing Center in Richmond has its own version of Girl Scout Cookies, and this so-called “7 Stars Cookies” could easily become a benchmark for the beloved, hyped strain. Girl Scout Cookies’ foundation is either Cherry …
The rapper that raps so fast, his name originates from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun. That’s a bit stereotypically suiting, isn’t it? Tech N9ne has been honing his rappability since 1991, when he joined the group Black Mafia. Yet, it wasn’t …
This veteran of Saturday Night Live has more than seven years of midnight comedy under his belt. Tracy Morgan, fulfilling the requirement of being overweight to attain comedy stardom, began his humbling career on the sitcom Martin, in which he …
1. Estimated number of participants of the 420 Day rally at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011: 10,000 (Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution).
2. Estimated number of participates at this year’s 420 Day rally at CU Boulder, after the university tried …
A few months ago, I talked about how the conditions for which patients can use cannabis for differ from state to state. How is it that specific diseases are included in the laws of some states and not in others? …
Keith Stroup, who founded NORML in 1970 and currently serves as its legal counsel, was in Denver recently and took a few minutes to talk to CULTURE about two important issues facing Colorado.
First, Keith opined on the measure which will …
Spanish village seeks to pay debt with cannabis
The mayor of the tiny Catalonian village of Rasquera has struck upon a novel way to lift his community out of its current debt crisis: growing cannabis.
Like many Spanish cities, Rasquera was hit …
Nevada Supreme Court to review MMJ law
Nevada’s highest court has taken up an appeal of a district judge’s ruling that the state’s 12-year-old medical marijuana law is so flawed as to be unconstitutional.
The state’s compassionate-use law provides no legal mechanism …
