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The time pot was smuggled into Canada using vinyl records

Back in the day when vinyl ruled the planet, lots of people exchanged drugs by hiding them inside album jackets.

The Great Canadian Social Experiment with Pot™ continues. I’ll be honest: it’s a bit surreal seeing government PSAs talking about

The Tragically Hip announced their partnership with Newstrike, a Brantford-based marijuana producer, in May 2017. It’s a partnership that makes

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back in January, UP Cannabis, one of the country’s budding (sorry) legal

Anyone who’s ever been high knows that music sounds so much better on weed. You hear notes that you didn’t

Yes, this is the pot show. We look at the life of rocker Tom Petty. He and the Heartbreakers make it

Here’s a new one on me: a gig in the middle of a hemp farm–or, as the band describes it,

That’s the headline in this story from California’s East Bay Express. The author may have a point. Maybe record stores

It’s just a matter of time before marijuana becomes legal in a big chunk of the Western world. It’s already

June 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ed Sheeran, Pot, Weed

We think it’s called “Sweet Mary Jane.” Spark it up below.

Bob would certainly appreciate the fact that we’re moving towards a world with legal weed. However, as this story in

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver