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Stoner Metal Bands You Need to Listen to
The metal lifestyle is all about breaking the taboo, of indulgence and vivacity--so it only makes sense that stoner metal bands are so successful. While it may be hard to pin down stoner metal as a subgenre, it is easy to see what music is influenced by cannabis by reading up on the bands behind the scenes.
By Ray Shikinami9 years ago in Potent
Watch Me Delightfully and Diligently Debunk 5 Marijuana Myths
I use cannabis to jump-start my creativity, have for many years. It helps silence my critical voice. And sometimes, if I’m lucky, I’m able to connect the dots in a different way – achieve a creative breakthrough or insight.
By Michael Lawson9 years ago in Potent
History of Sherlock Holmes' Pipe
Neither kith nor kin will turn down a bowl when you flash a classy, well curved glass "Sherlock" pipe coupled with some fine medical greenery. Most of America is controlled by money and pharmaceuticals, and fails to notice the obvious, smoking marijuana is for the introspective, the thoughtful, and for those who are searching for answers to the mystery of life. So why not smoke like the most famous detective, real or imagined, in history? Though Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle's books portrayed his literary Sherlock Holmes puffing tobacco out of various pipe styles, his legendary character is usually portrayed smoking what is referred to as a calabash pipe. There is much wisdom in Doyle's words often believed to be a direct result of what was in his pipe.
By Randy Cobern9 years ago in Potent
Author Believes Marijuana Legalization Should Proceed Carefully
Marijuana legalization can engender an image of the drug’s laid back disciples who will tend their little plots around daily smokes circles, while lamenting the loss of the counterculture. Then waiting to exhale just after 4:20 p.m. every day, plenty of time shall be left to bag their haul to a local retailer who’s eager to dispense peace and contentment, as both remember to stick it to the man for old time’s sake. That is just one of the marijuana myths author Kevin Sabet was trying to dispel for students, staff and law enforcement this Thursday at Fox Lane High School as the nation seems poised to enact a retail sale legalization of marijuana.
By Rich Monetti9 years ago in Potent
Best Stoner Reggae Songs
When it comes to stoners, one stereotype is that they love reggae. Perhaps that's just because there is nothing better to listen to while high than a good reggae song. The rhythm is enough to pull you into another world filled with beautiful songs—yet all of them are familiar sounding enough to sometimes trick outsiders into thinking they're all cut from the same cloth. All fairly similar.
By Ray Shikinami9 years ago in Potent
Literature and Marijuana: Counter-Culture History Through the Years. Top Story - March 2017.
America's literary counter-culture movement began after the Mexican Revolution in 1910, when those to our South came northward, and, in turn, brought their natural relaxant with them: marijuana. Granted, the counter-culture had begun to start over in Europe long before America joined in on the fun. James Joyce had already kicked off the modernist movement with Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, a novel that deliberately broke every established rule of literature.
By Anthony Gramuglia9 years ago in Potent
Old Stoner Stereotypes That Are Fading (and Why)
Stoner stereotypes have existed since the beginning of the subculture. Back in the early 30s, Reefer Madness forewarned that, if you smoked pot, you—yes, you, straight-laced perfect child—will turn into a bloodthirsty serial killer who might, without provocation, throw a baby out a window or stab people...
By Shinji Kazuma9 years ago in Potent
Olympians Who Support Weed
While states in the US are legalizing marijuana use, it still retains its illegality in many countries and in many states in the US. This, however, hasn’t stopped plenty of Olympic athletes from speaking out and stating that they support weed. It turns out, everyone who smokes weed doesn’t end up couch locked in front of a bowl of Doritos, just like everyone who drinks a beer doesn’t end up in the drunk tank.
By Wendy Weedler9 years ago in Potent
Hottest Girls Who Smoke Weed
As marijuana legalization spreads throughout the nation, more and more people are willing to admit they love weed, and more and more of those people seem to be competing in a hottest girls who smoke weed competition. The combination of legalization and social media has opened up a whole new world where you can see beautiful buds and dank women all on one screen. There’s no reason to wait any longer, let's check out the hottest girls who smoke weed.
By Johnny Hash9 years ago in Potent
Best Weed Snapchats to Follow
Have you ever wondered, what are the best weed snapchats I should be following? If you have, it would make a great deal of sense given the increasingly interconnected world we live in and the fact that there has been tremendous progress made on rolling back marijuana prohibitions. As a result more and more people are turning to social media, and Snapchat in particular to get marijuana news, stories, and information. That being said, let’s grab our vape pens, kick back, and explore the best weed snapchats today.
By Emily McCay9 years ago in Potent
