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In Brave New Weed, author Joe Dolce weaves a fascinating tale of the twisted history — and even more twisted pretzel logic — behind marijuana prohibition. It is a tale that, depending on the chapter, will make you laugh,...

Facebook continues to roll out new services to complete its role as primary internet town hall. The latest addition is its Facebook Marketplace function, which the company trickled out this week. As Facebook had discovered, many users were buying...

The fight for legalized marijuana has hit the living rooms up and down the state of California. Ads in support for the state's Proposition 64 — the Adult Use of Marijuana Act — began running on network and cable channels on Tuesday, focusing...

This ain't your grandfather's Woodstock weed. It's not even your great-great-great-great grandfather's weed, either. Archaeologists in northwest China have discovered a tomb of a man with 13 cannabis plants carefully arranged on top of his chest. Radiometric dating suggests the burial site...

Since late August, there have been reports of terrifying clown sightings in at least 32 states. Many—if not most—of those have been exposed as hoaxes, but the rash of clown headlines has still reportedly spurred a huge spike in...

Vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence had a lot to say last night at the veeps' debate in Farmville, Virginia. (Not to be confused with FarmVille, the Zynga game.) And much of what they said included name-checking...

Congrats must go out to Netflix for coming up with an ingenious way to promote their Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life premier on November 25.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTnU5MG5Edw No need to keep dreaming of moving to Stars Hollow (it's time to come...

Stars Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake are currently out promoting their upcoming Dreamworks Animation film Trolls. Kendrick, America's sweetheart, sure seems to believe in this movie. She's really doing everything she can to market the film. For example, she recorded a cover...

For whatever reason, pickles are having a moment. What gives? Much like candy corn, it's a divisive food. One either appreciates its fermented tangy goodness, or they want to throw it in the trash. Either way, pickles are once again a...

Brady is the patronus for anyone who's ever just needed to give up on a long day and run a long hot bath. This self-bathing dog is a 4-month-old Golden Retriever puppy who refuses to wait for a human...