For the Culture By The Culture
Sly Stone, the funk pioneer who turned gospel into psychedelic revolution, has died at 82. From explosive highs to haunting disappearances, his life played like the records he left behind—loud, raw, and unforgettable. Pot Culture traces the legacy, chaos, and cultural firestorm of the man who made music bend to his will. Rest in power.
Governor Josh Stein didn’t legalize weed, he just moved the goalposts. By creating a Cannabis Advisory Council stacked with experts, enforcers, and tribal leaders, North Carolina is skipping the legislature and designing legalization from the top down. This isn’t a bill. It’s a blueprint, and it might be the only way forward in a state stuck in denial.
Tom Rhodes has done what most comics only dream about: crushed stages across five continents, hosted Dutch late-night TV, and built a global audience without selling out. From biker bars in Florida to interviews with the Dutch Prime Minister, this Vault feature revisits a stand-up lifer who’s still writing, still touring, and still torching crowds worldwide.
Bali just made it crystal clear, bring weed and you might leave in a coffin. An American, an Australian, and an Indian national now face Indonesia’s brutal drug penalties, including death. It wasn’t much weed, but in Bali, that doesn’t matter. This isn’t just a bust, it’s a warning shot for tourists worldwide.
Our June cover isn’t just soaking up sun, it’s sparking something bigger. This is what freedom looks like when you stop asking for permission. No brands, no filters, no apologies, just heat, smoke, and a cultural fuck-you to anyone trying to roll back progress. High tides, higher rebellion.
From Hearst’s racist headlines to DEA funded junk science, cannabis has been framed, smeared, and scapegoated for over a century. This feature exposes how lies became law, how fear fueled policy, and how the truth got buried under headlines. It's not just history, it’s a damn indictment.
