Marijuana

Melissa Etheridge at Hard Rock Live on May 16

Stephen Bradley Killed Ex-Girlfriend at Pompano Walmart, Then Himself, Police Say

Police say 27-year-old Stephen Bradley was in a relationship with 35-year-old Melissa Kaehler of Fort Lauderdale. Then they broke up. Then he killed her.The Broward Sheriff's Office just released the names of the people involved after finding their bodies Saturday morning -- police received two call ... More >>

Food and Drug Pairings: Hiding Contraband Edition

kvue.com​This being Florida, drug news seems to make headlines more often than elsewhere. And the trend will likely increase as South Florida will become an even more dominant hub for drug traffic. This week The Washington Post reports that old drug smuggling routes between our state and the Carib ... More >>

Florida "Personhood" Referendum Petition Has Fewer Signatures Than Medical Marijuana

​Despite the dismal number of signatures collected to put a medical marijuana referendum on Florida ballots next year, the chance that Floridians will be voting on a "personhood" amendment -- like the one that failed in Mississippi last night -- is even lower.The leader of the Florida movement ... More >>

Passenger on Allure of the Seas Gay Cruise Charged With Selling Drugs

A previous Atlantis cruise​It's been a rough few days for Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas. Last weekend, a crew member on the Port Everglades-based megaship was murdered on a beach in Cozumel by a Mexican bartender; now a passenger has been charged with dealing drugs on board.Steven Krumholz, ... More >>

Longest-Serving Prisoner in War on Weed Targets Seniors in Legalization Effort

​Doing more than 29 years in prison, Robert Platshorn was the longest-serving nonviolent prisoner in America's war on weed. He was once part of a small, homegrown smuggling outfit known as "The Black Tuna Gang." Now out of prison, living in West Palm Beach, and active in the legalization movement, ... More >>

Grow-House Blues

Meet your neighbor, the marijuana grower.

Free Weed, and Other Ideas for a Better Pro-pot Rally

Photo by Eric BartonSabrina displays a foam finger of fun.​You're on the internet reading the blog of an alternative newsweekly, so there's a damn fine chance that you'd like to smoke a joint legally. So why were so few people at the pro-pot rally yesterday in Fort Lauderdale?Sabrina Koramblyum, w ... More >>

White and Blue

Photo by Eric BartonSabrina displays a foam finger of fun.​You're on the internet reading the blog of an alternative newsweekly, so there's a damn fine chance that you'd like to smoke a joint legally. So why were so few people at the pro-pot rally yesterday in Fort Lauderdale?Sabrina Koramblyum, w ... More >>

Pot Grow Houses in Florida Are Deadly Business

Photo by Eric BartonSabrina displays a foam finger of fun.​You're on the internet reading the blog of an alternative newsweekly, so there's a damn fine chance that you'd like to smoke a joint legally. So why were so few people at the pro-pot rally yesterday in Fort Lauderdale?Sabrina Koramblyum, w ... More >>

Willie Nelson Plays Boca's Sunset Cove Amphitheater

Photo by Eric BartonSabrina displays a foam finger of fun.​You're on the internet reading the blog of an alternative newsweekly, so there's a damn fine chance that you'd like to smoke a joint legally. So why were so few people at the pro-pot rally yesterday in Fort Lauderdale?Sabrina Koramblyum, w ... More >>

Maher's on the Bill

Photo by Eric BartonSabrina displays a foam finger of fun.​You're on the internet reading the blog of an alternative newsweekly, so there's a damn fine chance that you'd like to smoke a joint legally. So why were so few people at the pro-pot rally yesterday in Fort Lauderdale?Sabrina Koramblyum, w ... More >>

Lauderdale Stock Broker a Tokin' Case for Fortune Article on Medical Marijuana

Flickr: Natl NORMLRosenfeld, firing one up at a NORML conference in 2007.​If anyone can convince the squares who read Fortune magazine about the medicinal qualities of marijuana, it's Irv Rosenfeld. After all, his dozen-joint-per-day habit hasn't kept him from being a successful Fort Lauderdale st ... More >>

Kottonmouth Kings

Flickr: Natl NORMLRosenfeld, firing one up at a NORML conference in 2007.​If anyone can convince the squares who read Fortune magazine about the medicinal qualities of marijuana, it's Irv Rosenfeld. After all, his dozen-joint-per-day habit hasn't kept him from being a successful Fort Lauderdale st ... More >>

Drug Czar Nominee's Stepson Is in Broward Jail

Broward Sheriff's OfficeJeffrey Kerlikowske Gil Kerlikowske, chief of the Seattle Police Department, was introduced to the media yesterday as the Obama administration's nominee to lead the Office of Drug Control Policy. Meanwhile, his stepson Jeffrey sits in a Broward County jail cell.Jeffrey Kerlik ... More >>

Rick Ross and the Triple C's Love Amsterdam's Finest

Broward Sheriff's OfficeJeffrey Kerlikowske Gil Kerlikowske, chief of the Seattle Police Department, was introduced to the media yesterday as the Obama administration's nominee to lead the Office of Drug Control Policy. Meanwhile, his stepson Jeffrey sits in a Broward County jail cell.Jeffrey Kerlik ... More >>

Throwback Tuesdays: Lil Wayne "Stuntin' Like My Daddy"

Broward Sheriff's OfficeJeffrey Kerlikowske Gil Kerlikowske, chief of the Seattle Police Department, was introduced to the media yesterday as the Obama administration's nominee to lead the Office of Drug Control Policy. Meanwhile, his stepson Jeffrey sits in a Broward County jail cell.Jeffrey Kerlik ... More >>

Juvenile Loves his Reefer

Broward Sheriff's OfficeJeffrey Kerlikowske Gil Kerlikowske, chief of the Seattle Police Department, was introduced to the media yesterday as the Obama administration's nominee to lead the Office of Drug Control Policy. Meanwhile, his stepson Jeffrey sits in a Broward County jail cell.Jeffrey Kerlik ... More >>

A Drunkard's Prayer

Will this couch go with my salvation? A South Florida operation moves furniture and damp souls.

Crist Drops 'Arm-Candy'

Will this couch go with my salvation? A South Florida operation moves furniture and damp souls.

Dred Scott!

Reggae Sunrise

Vote Evangelista Straight Up

Reggae Sunrise

Sushi to Your Door -- Maybe

Reggae Sunrise

Savior Soul

Susan Tedeschi's true blues fly in the face of commercialism

Afroman

Susan Tedeschi's true blues fly in the face of commercialism

When bongs are outlawed…

Broward makes a federal case of it: No glass pipes for the kids this holiday season

Best Head Shop

Peace Pipe

Holy Rock 'n' Roller

There's plenty of room in this reverend's rockabilly revival tent

Best Festival

Festival Tribe Musical Event

Best Place to Pick Up a Police Report

Davie Police Department

Beach Beat

When Chris Caulfield got stomped near South Florida's most notorious nightclub, he didn't roll over

Killer Weed

Grass leaves the viewer hungry for more

Hemp, Hemp, Hooray

Grass leaves the viewer hungry for more