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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

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 […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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