Tuesday, July 28, 2026

"The Odyssey" and The Goddess

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Despite its tepid reviews, I did see "The Odyssey" because it seemed like it might have some strong female characters, especially ...
Sunday, July 26, 2026

Bill Maher and Mark Twain: Both Inspired by Cannabis

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Before Bill Maher took his summer break from HBO's Real Time, he did his usual "Future Headlines" segment, including one that ...
Monday, July 6, 2026

Let's Restore the Hemp Riggings on the USS Constitution

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The USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") giving a 21-gun salute on July 4 in Boston Harbor As part of the country's semiquincent...
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Friday, July 3, 2026

Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne (and Hemp)

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Coming up on the 250th birthday of the USA, I looked up Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne, Nathaniel's older sister and co-editor with him on ...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Barack Obama Talks About Taking the Higher Ground on "All the Smoke" Podcast

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It's been wonderful to be able to watch the intelligent and articulate Barack and Michelle Obama as they inaugurate his presidential li...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Eve Babitz Testifies For Marijuana and LSD

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Eve Babitz photographed by Julian Wasser After celebrating "Tram Day," marking the first time a woman— Susi Ramstein —took an LSD ...
Friday, June 12, 2026

RIP David Hockney, Cannabis Legalization Supporter

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David Hockney photographic collage, 1986  J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles British-born, California-residing artist David Hockney has died ...