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British-American author Lesley Hazleton discusses the subject of infinity last week during a lecture, presented by the Goodship Academy of Higher Education, at the Cloud Room on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Image: Sy Bean / The Seattle Times/Seattle Times

High thoughts: Does pot make you more creative?

Bob Young ~ Seattle Times ~

A lofty lecture series for stoned people aims to shatter some stereotypes, but also raises the question: Are people really more creative and open-minded when high?

Culture & Arts 21 October 2015

Marijuana recipes: How to make Cannabis Ceviche

Oscar Pascual ~ SFgate.com ~

An emerging group of modern chefs are creating bold new dishes infused with marijuana, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make it yourself.

Culture & Arts 10 October 2015

Santa Cruz 4/20 celebration at Porter Meadow on UCSC Campus. Image: Sroalf via Wikimedia Commons

Study: Pot more a habit for college students than cigarettes

Associated Press ~

More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.

Culture & Arts 01 September 2015

Pueblo County Courthouse, Pueblo, CO. Image: Billy Hathorn via Wikimedia Commons

Higher Learning: Colorado county mulls scholarship pot tax

Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~

DENVER (AP) -- Talk about higher learning. A Colorado county may create the world's first public college scholarship program funded with marijuana money.

Culture & Arts 27 August 2015

University of Denver Professor Andrew Matranga. Photo credit: CBS

Cannabis Journalism Class At University of Denver Tackles A Trailblazing Trend

Britt Moreno ~ CBS Denver ~

The college course is called Cannabis Journalism: reporting and covering the new normal.

Culture & Arts 25 August 2015

Did William Shakespeare smoke CANNABIS? Scientist claims the Bard blazed marijuana using a 'bong'

Jasper Hamill ~ Mirror Online ~

William Shakespeare sought inspiration by smoking weed in the sort of pipe commonly referred to as a "bong", a South African scientist has claimed.

Culture & Arts 07 August 2015

Reefer Madness, also titled A Burning Question in some prints, was a 1930s propaganda film intended to spook parents about drug use. Image via BU.

Evolving Attitudes, and Science, about Marijuana

Rich Barlow ~ BU Today ~

Boston University course surveys America’s pot policy through the decades.

Culture & Arts 29 July 2015

Hemp-based foods products of Azienda Agricola Fiore Marzio ILario are seen in this handout photograph taken in London July 20, 2015. Reuters/Stefano Fumagalli/Handout via Reuters

High on the menu: cannabis spaghetti features at Italian foodfest

Pamela Barbaglia ~Reuters ~

Any Italian will tell you: pasta is healthy and makes you feel good. But what about spaghetti made from cannabis?

Culture & Arts 25 July 2015

Image of a rural California outdoor marijuana grow facility.

Fine art: Denver exhibits honor cannabis revolution

Ray Mark Rinaldi ~ Denver Post/Cannabist ~

Two diverse shows attempt to document a shift in how we think about pot, how it is becoming a part of our everyday lives, shedding its stigma, normalizing.

Culture & Arts 22 May 2015

Weed etiquette: The Emily Post Institute talks social graces

Katie Shapiro ~ The Cannabist ~

"Puff, puff, pass" and beyond. Talking marijuana manners with Lizzie Post and others in these weird, post-legalization times

Culture & Arts 20 May 2015