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Don’t Miss 2nd Annual Tacoma Hempfest This Saturday

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 23, 2011 Culture, Products

If you’re in the Puget Sound area and want to help break down the negative stereotypes surrounding cannabis and the people who use it, I have a great, free destination for you this weekend — and the weather’s supposed to be pretty, too. The second annual Tacoma Hempfest happens this Saturday, June 25, at Wright Park in Tacoma, Washington.

“We’d like everyone to come out and show the variety of people who truly support cannabis culture in the area,” Tacoma Hempfest creator and organizer Justin Prince told Toke of the Town.

New Cannabis Comedy ‘Wilfred’ Debuts On FX

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 23, 2011 Culture, Products

Photo: Cheryl Shuman

From left, Jason Gann (Wilfred), medical marijuana consultant Cheryl Shuman, Elijah Wood (Ryan) and David Zuckerman (executive producer)

Ever noticed how often TV shows get it wrong when it comes to the telling little details of marijuana culture? Inaccuracies, large and small, can diminish our enjoyment of a show because they call our attention to artifice rather than art.

Well, I can assure you those kinds of details are going to be correct in “Wilfred,” a new pot-based comedy debuting tonight on the FX television network. How am I so sure? Because, in what appears to be a first, the producers had the good sense to hire Cheryl Shuman (yes, the well-known cannabis activist and Kush Magazine media director) as medical marijuana consultant.

A Pot Taster Speaks: Does ‘The Cough’ Really Mean It’s Good?

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 20, 2011 Culture, Products

Graphic: 187CHUY

By Jed Midnight

Special to Toke of the Town

For the past few years I’ve had the privilege and responsibility to be a Cannabis Assessor. It is my task or duty to sample medical marijuana for projective buyers. Thousands of dollars change hands based on my opinion of the herb.

My expertise is based on many decades of research and the ability to say what is good in one sitting. I’ve been a judge in a few cannabis cups and there are some who know me as an intelligent, sophisticated snob with a strong sense of separating the diggity-dank from the swag on the spot.

And just like Peter Parker found out from Spidey, I know that with great power comes great responsibility.

Grace Slick’s ‘420 Collection’ Art Premieres On Saturday

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 16, 2011 Culture, News, Products

Photo: Grace Slick

Rock legend Grace Slick supports the legalization of cannabis through her art.

You’re invited to the premiere showing of the 420 Collection™ of artwork by rock and roll legend Grace Slick, this Saturday in San Francisco.

Singer/songwriter Slick, formerly at the helm of the high-flying Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, isn’t just a singer, she’s also an accomplished artist and a dedicated marijuana activist.

Saturday’s special exhibit will feature art by Slick, supporter of efforts to end prohibition and ensure safe and legal access to medical cannabis, according to the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP).

Grace has created a series of paintings and limited edition prints especially for this exhibit, and a portion of each sale with benefit the MPP.

The exhibition will be held from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at SPARC, a medical cannabis collective at 1256 Mission Street in San Francisco.

If you’re in the Bay Area, this is a unique opportunity to view and purchase art by Grace Slick, and at the same time support MPP’s work to make marijuana legal for adults.

Montel Williams Opens High-End Marijuana Dispensary

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 14, 2011 Culture, Dispensaries, Products

Photo: CBS Sacramento

Montel Williams: “Why are we treating patients who seek out this medication like they’re some lesser member of society?”

Former talk show host Montel Williams lent his star power to the grand opening of a high-end medical marijuana dispensary in Sacramento, California, that aims to “set a new standard” for patients who choose to use cannabis.

Williams, a daytime TV host for 17 years, said he uses medical marijuana to relieve the pain of multiple sclerosis but has seen the need for more professional distribution of the herb, reports CBS Sacramento.

“You see people standing around, sticking their nose into things,” Williams unfortunately said. “I don’t go to CVS to pick up an individual Vicodin.”

Dude… Sweet! Cosmic Caramels Charm Californians

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 10, 2011 Dispensaries, Products

Photo: SF Weekly

Our friends at Toke’s sister Village Voice Media site SF Weekly have been quite impressed by smooth and creamy Cosmic Caramels, which they say both taste good and deliver medicine effectively.

The caramels are a product of Cannabis Kitchen in San Francisco.

According to the Weekly’s SFoodie blog, the candies are “buttery and chewy, but don’t make you feel like you’re sucking on a bong.” (Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course!)

Song of the Day: You Can Smoke As Much As You Like

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 8, 2011 Culture, Products

Photo: Chief Greenbud

Musical artist Chief Greenbud has no problem openly advocating for cannabis, and his latest song and video on YouTube are no exception.

“You Can Smoke As Much As You Like” was written as a parody of Taco & Da Mofo’s cover of rapper T.I.’s song “Whatever You Like,” Greenbud told Toke of the Town.

“I was visiting Taco & Da Mofo’s website — they’re friends of mine from Memphis/Jackson, Tennessee — and they had a video on there for this song,” Greenbud told us. “I listened to it and was like, “Wow, this is a great song! These guys have a hit! I was sure of it.

“I know great songs and this was just great! I listened to it over and over again, like 20 times in a row,” Chief Greenbud told us. “And then I started hearing ‘Chief Greenbud’ words.

“It wasn’t until later that evening that I found out it was a song by the rapper T.I., and WAS a hit song! By that time, the parody was already on its way to being complete,” the Chief told us. “Then, of course, I had to call Taco and play it for him.

Haight Ashbury Street Fair Happens June 12, Man

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 7, 2011 Culture, News, Products

Graphic: Haight Ashbury Street Fair

Be there! June 12, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Upper Haight, Stanyan-Masonic.

The 34th Annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair happens June 12th from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., man.

One of the most original street fairs in a city known for street fairs, the Haight Street Fair brings out the inner hippie in all of us with food, dancing, live bands, and the greatest freak show this side of Woodstock in all its tie-dyed glory.

The Haight Ashbury Street Fair is a day of smiles, hippie chicks twirling, suspicious looking (get) baked goods, and another chance to bring back the Summer of Love, even just for one afternoon until the fog strolls in.

While you’re there, check out California Grow Mugs. Made by Toke of the Town‘s own Jack Rikess, this is the coffee mug for your buds!

Just add hot liquid to this magic mug and wait for the change of your life. Get ready to be amazed as green buds come to life before your eyes.

Stop by and check out Jack’s booth on the North side of Haight between Shrader and Cole streets.

Mention “Toke” and get $2 off of any single mug purchase.

We Have A Winner! Mike’s Going To Spring Gathering Concert

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 3, 2011 Culture, Products

Photo: Mike Sillman

Mike Sillman after hearing the news: He’s going to Spring Gathering!

One lucky guy’s going to see Tommy Chong, Snoop Dogg, and Cypress Hill — just because he reads Toke of the Town.

Last month, when we announced our Spring Gathering Music Festival and Medical Marijuana Expo ticket giveaway, you guys responded: 156 of you entered and dared dream of winning.

A lucky winner has been randomly selected from the entrants…

Congratulations to Mike Sillman of San Francisco!

“I am very excited to win these tickets,” Mike told Toke of the Town Friday morning. “I am an avid reader of Toke of the Town!”

‘Mr Nice’ Tells Story Of Cannabis Smuggler Howard Marks

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 2, 2011 Culture, Global, Products

Graphic: Scannain

Mr. Nice, a riveting British film which will be released in the United States on Friday, June 3, tells the story of the legendary Howard Marks, a Welsh-born Oxford University student whose initial dabbling in marijuana dealing led to a career as an international cannabis smuggler. His chosen vocation resulted in supposed connections to the Irish Republican Army, MI-6 and the Mafia — all amid side jobs and cover gigs as travel agent, teacher and spy.

Watching an advance screening copy of the movie last night, Viki and I were glued to our seats by this compelling tale of a rural young Welshman’s transformation into one of the biggest cannabis dealers on the planet. Howard Marks, with his sharp, analytical business mind and fearless, calm demeanor, would have done well at anything, but thank goodness he chose the noble calling of weed smuggler.

From its evocative early scenes of the 1960s where the innocent young Marks is introduced to the world of hashish, to his meetings with IRA operatives in Ireland, members of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love in California, and hash smugglers in Pakistan, Mr. Nice almost always hits the sweet spot, with star Rhys Ifans doing an incredible job of capturing Marks’ character.

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