Politics Buzz Let's all hope that marijuana humor is a major part of Mitt's strategy for tonight's debate in Florida.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/16/rihanna-smokes-a...
Or maybe it's just a hand-rolled cigarette. Oh, she tweeted about smoking a joint? Never mind then.
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The rapper was caught in possession of cannabis on his tour bus over the weekend. Also, water is wet and the sky is every color but blue which is the part of the spectrum that is reflected back at our eyes.
Culture Buzz A soon-to-be classic carol from Garfunkel and Oates. And that's Doug Benson as paranoid, high-as-shit Santa.
http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2011/12/the-chick-from-blair-...
The actress market for screaming and crying was pretty over-saturated. Back in 1999, Heather Donahue starred as “chick with a hat” in “The Blair Witch Project”, the indie-horror found-footage runaway success with the timeless message that you should never let a woman navigate.
http://gothamist.com/2011/12/16/tsa_agent_finds_bags_of_p...
TSA agents write the darndest notes! Hopefully if this is legit that employee remains anonymous lest he lose his job.
Culture Buzz Considering the fact that ciggies and booze are two of the most deadly and addictives substances in the world, this could be a pretty good thing. (via rawstory.com)
http://gothamist.com/2011/11/14/no-fun_netherlands_ban_to...
The goal is to combat drug tourism and the accompanying public nuisance. Translation: Stop sending your stoner kids here just to get stoned.
Artist Jason Mecier generally uses beans, candy, food and other household items to construct his Warhol-esque portraits. However, Mecier's Snoop Dogg piece is fashioned out of joints and actual marijuana. Sale price: $1,500 or a quarter ounce of Cali Kush.
Don't smoke weed unless you want to become the next Carl Sagan. This comic by Rob Arthur highlights some contributions to science and the arts made by potheads.
At least it is on Twitter. Netflix announced they are spinning off its DVD service and branding it as “Qwikster,” but apparently forgot to check Twitter and see if someone was already using that name. Personally, I don't think you could have done any better of a job in selecting a Netflix…or sorry, a Qwikster mascot than a pot blazing Elmo that hates sloppy seconds. Now you'll be mailing out pot AND DVDs, yes? Another bold marketing move from Netflix.
Celebrity Buzz The new tell-all from Joe McGinniss—The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin—isn't even out yet, but the skeeziest bits are already oozing into the media septic tank. Here are the tabloidiest allegations leveled at Sarah and Todd Palin from The National Enquirer's report on the book.
Politics Buzz The plantation found just south of Tijuana is four times larger than the previous record holder for largest Mexican marijuana plantation. Mexican authorities plan to burn the entirety of the field which given the right gust of wind might make the locals very happy. Below are some pictures of the epic field. (via hosted.ap.org)
Culture Buzz A libertarian Republican seeking his party's nomination for president and one of the most liberal members of the Democratic caucus seek to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. Probably won't get out of committee, however.
Politics Buzz Jon Stewart recaps the unedited, less Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown version of his chat with Chris Wallace of Fox News on Sunday.
Culture Buzz A blue-ribbon commission on international drug policy, including former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and billionaire Richard Branson, says that the “War on Drugs” has been lost. The prestigious panel recommends decriminalizing marijuana and shifting enforcement emphasis to treatment rather than incarceration.
Culture Buzz Yup. One Mr. John David Hall of Port St. Lucie, Florida was recently arrested for an outstanding warrant. He was taken to the station and officers conducted a routine search of Mr. Hall's person. And now we turn it over to the police report.
Culture Buzz A buzz-killing infographic from Good depicting the carbon Birkenstock-print left by cannabis production in the United States. Harsh.
Impose magazine asked Das Racist, Odd Future, Jeff The Brotherhood and a bunch of other musicians to answer the eternal question.