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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

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver