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The latest Reefer Report Card grades a week of cannabis chaos: DEA raids licensed shops in Nevada and Wisconsin, Massachusetts regulators flunk an audit, New York zoning chaos wrecks dispensaries, and Michigan police bust a $10 million grow. Federal promises of rescheduling remain empty, leaving the war on weed alive and regrouping
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.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival hit like a fever dream—blazing heat, blunt smoke, and a human tidal wave of sunburns and sound. Between bad covers, hybrid spritzers, and Revivalist-induced nausea, survival became the mission. Then Dave Matthews hit the stage, and the crowd cracked wide open. What followed was funk, fatigue, and chaos you don’t walk away clean from.
Festivals are not clean, polite, or predictable. They are messy, chaotic, and full of the strangest creatures you will ever meet. From the sunscreen-spraying maniacs to the oblivious braless bouncers, we are rolling out the ultimate human zoo you will find in every music field. If you do not see yourself in this guide, you are not looking hard enough.
David Johansen and the New York Dolls epitomized raw rebellion in the '70s, defying social norms and influencing punk rock culture. While cannabis lingered in the background of their scene, heroin's toll was devastating. Today’s legalization poses questions about authenticity vs. commercialization in counterculture, challenging the legacy of Johansen’s defiance.
Dive into the high-octane world where cannabis and music collide, unlocking new dimensions of sound, emotion, and experience. Canadian researchers are on the hunt to explain it all.
