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Weed

Music News 

It’s 4/20. Here’s a lyrical analysis of songs that mention weed.

April 20, 2019April 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4/20, Infographic, LyricFind, Lyrics, Weed

LyricFind, the world’s largest licensor of song lyrics, has put together this infographic that shows the top weed name-drops in

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Geeks&Beats 

Geeks and Beats Podcast, episode 208: THE WEED SHOW (Don’t Fear the Reefer!)

November 14, 2018November 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cannabis, Friendly Stranger, Legalization, Marijuana, Weed

Ganja gadgets for beginners. Alan and Michael visit Canada’s biggest cannabis culture shop, The Friendly Stranger on Queen Street West

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

A good question: Why does music sound better when you’re high?

October 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Marijuana, Pot, Weed

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

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Geeks&Beats 

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 188: Pot Heads

June 27, 2018June 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cannabis, Legalization, Marijuana, Weed

Yes, it’s The Weed Episode. Vice Reporter Rachel Browne joins the geeks to talk about the conspiracy theory behind the

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Music Industry 

How the legal weed industry will affect the music industry

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Newstrike, Pot, UP Cannabis, Weed

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

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Music Industry 

A great point: What will cannabis legalization mean for music?

April 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cannabis, Weed

Weed and music have been intimately connected for decades, centuries, even. But the connection has always been illicit, illegal and

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Recommended Music 

This Band Made a Music Video in the Middle of a Marijuana Plantation

August 2, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Marijuana, Pot, Waxhead, Weed

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

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Music Industry 

“Can Legal Weed Save the Music Industry?”

February 12, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amoeba, Merry Jane, Pot, Snoop Dogg, Weed

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

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Music News 

Ed Sheeran Has Written a Love Song to Weed

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

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

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Recommended Music 

New Music From The Inbox: Dom Louis, Big Sixes, Elliot Moss, WEED, Dry The River

January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Big Sixes, Dom Louis, Dry The River, Elliot Moss, Juliette Jagger, New Music From The Inbox, Weed

By: Juliette Jagger Artist: Dom Louis “Dream On My Baby” Album: Single “Dream On My Baby” from Toronto singer-songwriter Dom

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Controversy 

The Problem with Bob Marley Being a Brand of Marijuana

December 28, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Marley, Marijuana, Pot, Toronto Star, Weed

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

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