Gina Brillion Knows How To Make You Listen Through Comedy

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Rain pelts my car windshield as I navigate through Friday night traffic in Los Angeles. I call Gina and tell her I’m running 10 minutes late but she’s calm and unfazed. “Take your time bruh, no rush. I’m already massively high.” And for a good reason: She’s about to embark on a monster three-month tour…

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Six Couples Open Up About Working In Cannabis Together

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Going into business with your significant other isn’t for everyone, but for these couples working in the cannabis industry, it’s been a journey they wouldn’t trade for anything else. When Amy Ludlum and Peter Bishop met at the end of 2016, their shared entrepreneurial drive was evident from the beginning. “On our first date, we…

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EXCLUSIVE: Slightly Stoopid Added To Beachlife Line Up; Miles Doughty Interview

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Earlier this year saw the announcement of Beachlife, Southern California’s newest music festival. The line up boasts legendary acts such as the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Steel Pulse, Donavon Frankenreiter, Violent Femmes, and Grace Potter making for one of the regions most regarded festivals. And, today, the festival…

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416 Hits Bar Stray For the City’s Best Cocktail Experience

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Editor’s Note: Last night 416 was hosted by Bar Stray for an amazing night. While this article is not about last night, it’s still about the overall awesomeness that is Bar Stray. Thanks Jillian, for making Bar Stray the #1 place for real cocktails! Bar Stray finds a way to combine upscale artsy with classic…

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Inside the Murder Mountain Documentary Everyone is Talking About

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Though the Humboldt County-centered, true-crime documentary Murder Mountain was first released by Fusion, it saw a surge in popularity after dropping on Netflix in late December. The six-episode series takes its name from Alderpoint, a small, census-designated area of Humboldt County that has earned itself the grim, alliterative nickname with salacious tales of mystery and…

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Enlightened and Bejeweled: The High-End Jewelry Designed by Carole Shashona

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You can find the high-end cannabis-inspired jewelry by Carole Shashona at Barney’s of New York. The retail location brings cannabis culture out in the open in a big way. The designer came into her own in the world of fashion, raised in the presence of fashion and art icons such as Valentino and Andy Warhol…

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Weed the People Chronicles Families Searching For Cannabis Cancer Treatments

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Sometimes the most powerful stories are the ones you stumble upon without even looking for in the first place. That was the case for Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, the filmmakers behind Weed the People, a new documentary about families navigating the cannabis world in an effort to treat their cancer-stricken children. “This documentary came…

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Weed Almost Ruined My Marriage. Now I’m a Cannabis Journalist and Advocate

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I met my husband in Berkeley in the early 2000s. I was a quasi-hippy with long blonde hair, and he was a stoner with thick black curls and glasses. I was earnest and idealistic; he was smart and funny and sometimes fantastically dark. We had many differences that made for interesting conversations and great sex.…

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Warpaint Celebrates 15 Years Of Mystical Rock This Thursday And Friday In LA

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The more concerts you see, the more you realize how special certain bands are. There are bands you’ll see once and be blown away. Then, you see that same band a couple months later and realize it’s the exact same show–even down to the banter between songs. Los Angeles indie-rock four-piece Warpaint is not one…

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Cannabis Clothing Line Sundae School Premieres New Collection At NYFW

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Thumping, playful club music and darting green lasers straight out of The Matrix greet visitors entering the studio space in Downtown Manhattan where Sundae School, a cannabis lifestyle brand, is showing their Fall/Winter 2019 collection as part of New York Fashion Week: Men’s. The wall behind the runway is set up to look like a…

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