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A twist on the traditional pot brownie. Photograph: Jason Wilson for the Guardian

I tried recipes from the Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook, then I needed a long nap

Jason Wilson ~ theguardian.com ~

 For the fast-growing industry growing around weed, the current challenge is to make marijuana an item of ordinary middle-class consumption.

Movie theatre interior. Image: Adamantios via Wikimedia Commons

Cannabis film festival comes to Brooklyn, N.Y.

 
For one day, Brooklyn will have its own Great Weed Way.
Honolulu, Hawaii. Hip Hop artist Snoop Dogg at a special concert for over 8000 military personnel and their dependents during the 2005  Bodog Salutes the Troops event.  Image: US Navy via Wikimedia Commons

Snoop Dogg just launched a cannabis lifestyle website

AFP ~

San Francisco (AFP) - Snoop Dogg is rolling his love for cannabis into a new lifestyle website intended to be an online "encyclopedia" for anything anyone would want to know about pot.
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Snoop Dogg Loves Colorado and the Cannabis Tax Holiday

 
The Doggfather himself made a public service announcement wishing everyone in Colorado a happy pot tax holiday.
Melissa Etheridge performs at Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde on August 24, 2010. Image: Andrew Olivo Parodi via Wikimedia Commons

Melissa Etheridge: Middle-aged women are leading the marijuana revolution

 
How did rock star Melissa Etheridge become the keynote speaker for the leading cannabis business event?
Cannabis-infused salmon. Image: Chris Crowley via Grubstreet.com

Baked Salmon: Why Cannabis-Infused Gravlax Might Be the Next Big Thing in Pot Edibles

Chris Crowley ~  Grubstreet.com ~

 This THC-infused salmon is what happens when edibles meet appetizing.

Vendors selling cannabis-related apparel are doing good business at the Oregon State Fair. Image: Jamie Hale/Oregon Live

Blue ribbon marijuana? Cannabis industry finds a foothold at the Oregon State Fair

Jamie Hale ~ OregonLive.com ~

The Oregon State Fair might need to break out some green ribbons – marijuana is moving in.
Red wine reflects the light from a restaurant. Image: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture via Wikimedia Commons

The Latest Craze In Winemaking: Marijuana-Infused Wine

Kathleen Willcox ~ VinePair.com ~

There’s been a lot of buzz about pot and wine recently.

The West Linn wedding of John Elledge and Whitney Alexander featured a marijuana bar. Image: Jessica Hill Photography via KGW.com

Oregon wedding features marijuana bar, budtender

Cathy Marshal ~ KGW.com ~
 
WEST LINN, Ore. -- The legalization of pot in Oregon has couples considering weed bars at their weddings.
Yongsan e-sports stadium in South Korea. Image via Wikimedia Commons

No more high scores: ESL bans pot use during e-sports tournaments

Players can still get high before and after the event, though.


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