All Entries in the "Entertainment" Category
New Marijuana Website Launching On 4/20
I know, a website launch isn’t really a big deal, even a marijuana website launch on the “High Holiday” of the cannabis community, April 20th. But it’s not every 4/20 that someone launches a marijuana website, and that person has over 300,000 followers on Twitter. Many of you may know who @stillblazingtho is, but there [...]
4/20 Event Links
Here is a handy list of all the 4/20 events I could find posted online. If you know of one I missed, please email the link to joe@the420times.com. CO: Boulder 4/20 Rally CA & AZ: 4/20 Events: The Expendables and Rebelution new album, online and concerts CA: OC NORML 420Party CA: Bay Area 4/20 Events Canada [...]
4/20 Events: The Expendables and Rebelution new album, online and concerts
The Expendables and Rebelution have a lot of exciting news coming up: concerts, live online, new albums and concert dates.
Videos Of The Week 4/8/12 – 4/14/12
The War on Drugs continues to roll on week after week, and here we will remain, fighting to keep cannabis users out of jail. Here is your weekly collection of cannabis-related videos to make you think, laugh or even take action. If you know of a video we should see, let us know at joe@the420times.com. [...]
Friday Funnies: Cheech & Chong At The Welfare Office
This week’s installment of “Friday Funnies” comes from the legendary duo themselves, Cheech and Chong. This clip comes from “Next Movie” and features soundmeister extraordinaire Michael Winslow. Enjoy and share with your friends so that they too can laugh at some old school awesomeness. - Joe Klare
Howard Stern On The 2012 Colorado Marijuana Initiative
The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol campaign in Colorado got some significant national exposure recently when it was discussed on The Howard Stern Show. A regular listener of Howard knows he doesn’t smoke marijuana because he gets paranoid. But like many, he sees the complete failure of marijuana prohibition to accomplish its intended goals. The more pop [...]
‘Simpsons’ Creator: Ore. Town Inspired Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — The Springfield that exists in the mind of Matt Groening is a kind of American everything — hick pit stop, rosy-cheeked Rockwellian font of family values, cesspool of corruption, ethnic melting pot, boomtown gone to rust. It’s what the creator of “The Simpsons,” the nation’s longest-running sitcom, used as a backdrop [...]
Book Review: “Pot Farm” By Matthew Gavin Frank
Before I started writing mainly about cannabis activism issues about 4 years ago, I spent the previous six years writing all sorts of fiction. A screenplay, a novel, poetry and dozens of short stories. And no, you can’t find my fiction work anywhere, hence the focus change in my career. But I was recently sent [...]
The 420 Times’ “Bob Marley” Documentary T-Shirt Winner #4
It’s time to give away a final t-shirt in this giveaway from the new documentary “Marley,” hitting theaters on 4/20. This week’s winner is @SereneC on Twitter. Thanks to everyone who RTs us on Twitter and shares our stories across the internet. Keep spreading the truth and tell your friends where they can get their marijuana news from. [...]
Houston Death Report Details Drug Signs, Last Day
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The hotel room where Whitney Houston died bore the hallmarks of a traveler — suitcases and room-service food and drinks. But it also contained something tragically familiar for the singer: signs of cocaine and its paraphernalia. The drug was found throughout Houston’s body, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that [...]
Autopsy Confirms Davy Jones Died Of Heart Attack
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An autopsy report confirms Monkees star Davy Jones died of a heart attack. The report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press shows the 66-year-old Jones had severe build-up in his arteries. Toxicology reports came back negative for any sign of drugs in his system other than cannabinoids, a class [...]
Videos Of The Week 3/25/12 – 3/31/12
It’s been another fast-paced week in the realm of cannabis law reform, and here is your weekly collection of videos to make you think, laugh or even take action. If you know of a video we should see, let us know at joe@the420times.com. - Joe Klare
Friday Funnies: The Stoner Jesus Show Podcast Coming To The NORML Network
Our friends at The Stoner Jesus Show have some huge news. It seems the NORML Network is picking up the show and putting it in rotation starting April 3rd. “It’s an incredible opportunity for us,” Stoner Jesus told us. “A whole new audience will be exposed to the craziness we exude every week.” Here is [...]
The 420 Times’ “Bob Marley” Documentary T-Shirt Winner #3
It’s time to give away another t-shirt from the new documentary “Marley,” hitting theaters on 4/20. This week’s winner is @Dzmcnutz on Twitter. Keep RTing @the420times on Twitter for a chance to win your own t-shirt, and make sure you check out the new documentary. From Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald, “Marley” is a film on [...]
Willie Nelson Endorses Oregon Cannabis Tax Act Of 2012
It doesn’t surprise anyone, but supporters of the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act of 2012 are hoping that an endorsement by legendary singer/songwriter Willie Nelson will help them secure the signatures needed to get the measure on the ballot this fall. A legal medical marijuana patient in the state of Oregon, Willie is urging citizens to [...]
