Who were the first Jewish potheads? The Old Testament seems filled with early precursors: Daniel, the interpreter of colorful dreams; Ezekiel, with his visions of flying chariots; perhaps even David, whose tunes of ethereal majesty were conceivably inspired by some seriously bitter herbs.
Other scholars might go back to Genesis - Adam and Eve in that [...]

Stoners are riding high nowadays. Fans are buzzing about the reunion of Cheech and Chong after a long feud, and a couple of tokers are lighting up the box office with “Pineapple Express.”
Cheech and Chong will miss this weekend’s Seattle Hempfest, but they’re bringing their joint comedic efforts to town with a November show at [...]

Just one month after shattering Showtime records for original program ratings, “Weeds” has been renewed for two additional seasons.
Showtime revealed the renewal as part of a slew of announcements made during its Television Critics Association press tour session on Friday (July 18).
Network executives also announced another renewal for the long-running “Penn & Teller Bulls***!” and [...]

The little boxes went away in a tidal wave of flames.  Agrestic is no longer the location for Mary Louise Parker’s pot-dealing widowed mom character, Nancy Botwin. She has moved down south to “Ren Mar” where the border beckons ever so seductively. 
 
Showrunner Jenji Kohan revealed her plans at the TCA (Television Critics’ Association) press tour today in [...]

Nancy Botwin, the witty and very likeable protagonist of Showtime’s top-rated series Weeds, is apparently a huge influence on another series currently on the works.
Renowned film critic turned director Rod Laurie (The Contender) is reportedly developing a “female-driven drama” for Showtime, and says he aims to pattern the character after Botwin
“That’s what I want to [...]

This should be a nice walk along memory lane for us die-hard Weeds fans.. here’s a nice behind the scenes video on the Little Boxes theme song.
 
 

PHILADELPHIA - “Sometimes I listen to my music,” Rickie Lee Jones is saying, as she sits in a cafe here.
“And I think, ‘How is it that you have a job? You really suck.’ And then sometimes I listen to it and I say to myself: ‘How come everybody in the world doesn’t say that you’re [...]

No joke: Sarah Silverman is on the Emmy list of Top 10 semifinalists for best comedy actress. Thus “The Sarah Silverman Program” might score a breakthrough bid for Comedy Central after judges review sample episodes and accountants calculate votes. In past years HBO and Showtime were the only cable channels whose stars were nominated in [...]

Desperate Housewives and Heroes have been snubbed for Emmy Awards a year after making the top 10 finalists lists for Best Comedy and Drama.
Instead, Emmy first timer Family Guy and critics’ favourite Mad Men will take their place.
Announcing the finalist lists for the upcoming Tv awards a day early, website GoldDerby.com reveals Entourage, Curb Your [...]

As I mentioned earlier, I’m still working my way through past seasons of Weeds, thanks to TV on DVD — and a Blockbuster gift card (Thanks, Mom!). So I was a bit disheartened when I read in this week’s New York magazine (link contains NSFW language) that Nancy Botwin’s pot-dealing partner Conrad (played by [...]