New York has always been a proving ground for culture. Music, fashion, street energy—it all collides here first, then ripples outward. Cannabis spent decades orbiting that world just outside the spotlight. This June, that changes. At Governors Ball in Queens, THC beverages are stepping inside the gates. No workaround, no side-eye, no hiding in the… Keep Reading
How weed, music, and the mountains shaped my life—and put me in office. I didn’t set out to become a mayor. If you had met me years ago—somewhere in a crowd at a Grateful Dead show, completely wrapped up in the music and the feeling of connection—you probably wouldn’t have guessed politics was anywhere in… Keep Reading
From music and movies to video games and porn, creators and psychologists explain why some cultural experiences hit your nervous system like a substance. Spanish philosopher Antonio Escohotado used to say that we often play with drugs to manipulate our psyche like a pianist would play the notes on a keyboard. Tap-tap-tap. With a little… Keep Reading
After seven Ohio deputies sued over the music videos Afroman made from footage of a 2022 raid on his home, a jury sided with the rapper in a case that became a strange, very online fight over speech, satire, and power. Afroman just pulled off one of the strangest legal wins in recent memory. On… Keep Reading
For those of you who forgot in your blunt induced haze, Valentine’s day is happening this month. And while a true stoner couple tends to block out the romantic traditions in favor of ganja induced comas, we’ve got a better plan. Our 416 series this week looks at 4 joints, 1 lover, and 6 tunes.… Keep Reading
