There\u2019s no denying the fact
\nthat weed culture in America is changing with the advent of legalization. It
\nwould be impossible for it to remain static, given the shifting realities at
\nplay in the cannabis world: the big money investors swooping in, the illicit
\nmarket veterans stifling under new constraints and the new consumers brought to
\nthe table for the first time. To quote David Bowie,
\n\u201cch-ch-ch-ch-changes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But reminders of the
\nspace cannabis used to occupy in our cultural consciousness still pop up all
\nthe time \u2014 both through anti-cannabis stigma rearing its ugly head and the occasional
\nflashes of nostalgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s pot culture
\nnews is chock full of these kinds of throwbacks: the good, the bad and the
\ngoofy. Let\u2019s take a trip down memory lane.\u00a0<\/p>\n
AriZona Iced Tea is the rare consumer good that seems to cost exactly as much as it should \u2014 a cent shy of one dollar for a sugary tallboy, or a few bucks more for a plastic bottle or a gallon jug. It comes in dozens of flavors that all manage to taste pretty much the same. Whoever \u201cArnold Palmer\u201d is, he\u2019s done something fantastic with lemonade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The brand conjures up
\nmemories of aimless teenage wandering, summer days and covertly smoked bowls
\nbetween babysitting jobs. What drink pairs better with a midsy suburban buzz
\nthan the AriZona\u2019s saccharine thrift?\u00a0<\/p>\n
And now, the Arizona
\nBeverage Company has made official overtures to its stoney fanbase with the announcement
\nthat they will be \u201cselling marijuana-infused gummies and drinks\u201d in partnership
\nwith a Colorado-based cannabis brand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, there\u2019s the devastating caveat that this whole thing could be a doomed attempt to bolster falling iced tea sales<\/a>, according to the Wall Street Journal.\u00a0<\/p>\n The company has yet to release specifics, but keep an eye out for this addition to the cannabis beverage market<\/a>, if only for sentimental value.\u00a0<\/p>\n On Aug. 4, Ohio state In it, the Republican In the wake of her\u2026 colorful commentary, Keller has faced pressure to resign, although it seems unlikely she\u2019ll be forced to do so. According to the Dayton Daily News<\/a>, Keller has a history of inflammatory opinions: she mocked the teenage school shooting survivors<\/a> from Parkland, Florida in front of a crowd of guns rights activists in 2018, and decried the removal of Confederate monuments in 2017 in another Facebook post.\u00a0<\/p>\n The good news: It looks If you\u2019re even remotely But whether you haveThe Bad: Ohio Politician
\nBlames Marijuana for Gun Violence<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nrepresentative Candice Keller caught heat on Facebook for a post she made in
\nthe wake of the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nrepresentative blames America\u2019s gun violence epidemic on a variety of factors,
\nincluding video games, drag queens, Obama and \u201cthe acceptance of recreational
\nmarijuana.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nlike very few people are taking her ideas seriously, the data doesn\u2019t support
\nher claims \u2014 and she has since deleted the post.<\/p>\nThe Goofy: Billy Ray
\nCyrus\u2019s \u2018Old Town Road\u2019 Reveal<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nin tune with The Culture, you\u2019ve definitely heard viral mastermind Lil Nas X\u2019s
\n\u201cOld Town Road.\u201d You\u2019ve also probably heard at least one of the \u201cOld Town Road\u201d
\nremixes, even if it\u2019s just because they were playing it in Rite Aid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nevery twangy, tongue-in-cheek bar memorized or you\u2019re the person begging your
\nfriends to surrender the aux and drop the novelty rap, you probably didn\u2019t
\nexpect to learn that a cheeky weed reference was scrubbed from Billy Ray
\nCyrus\u2019s verse on\u00a0\u201cOld Town Road (Remix).\u201d<\/p>\n