The Amos House is hosting their 7th annual key festival, Get Gored For Good, on April 28 to benefit the Amos House. Inspired by Spain’s Running of the Bulls, the women of Providence Roller Derby are returning with horns and red war paint to act as charging bulls while runners dash through Downcity to the […]
April 20 — a holiday observed by cannabis enthusiasts all over the world, a day where we can let our proverbial freak flags fly and truly celebrate the medicinal and cultural contributions of the plant we all know and love. But why 4/20, you ask? I’ll explain. Various legends surround the origin of 420 — that […]
When the laws concerning the domestic cultivation of cannabis (in all its forms) are discussed in common discourse, the conversation tends to be divided along the bilateral lines of federal and state law. But there is a further element to the issue that often fails to be addressed, and it’s an important one: the ability […]
Like all criminal enterprises, big pharma does not like the idea of a rival hustling for a piece of the action. The US drug market is driven by profit, not morality, and has long been the globe’s most financially lucrative provider of consumable medication. Prescription drugs in the US can cost three times more than […]
Dear B&C Can you explain something to me? I read about the wave of suicides that comes one year after school shootings. I thought that the initial grief was the hardest, and then time began to heal the wounds. Why would suicides occur so much later on? Time’s Up Dr. B – Although there is […]
The show that has been dubbed “the best musical of this century,” The Book of Mormon, returns to PPAC this month. Irreverent, unconventional and insanely popular, Mormon still has the ability to shock while providing a superior musical comedy experience. The musical stretches all boundaries of conventional taste, but contains a warmhearted core that continues to […]
I emphasize history, politics and personal experience. Books on science and pharmacology grow quickly out of date. I don’t know anything about horticulture. Science and Medicine • The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. 486 pages, 2017. […]
The One Gun Gone Project, led by artist and teacher Scott Lapham, is an installation dealing with gun violence that will appear on April 20 under RISD’s Repair and Design Futures program: artworks in real time. This pop-up showing brings awareness and education to the community and asks viewers to confront the issues of gun violence and […]
Whether you are slimming down for summer or just enjoy want to fresh seasonal produce, try these simple recipes (with or without the cannabis) to bring more health and happiness to your home this spring! CBD Smoothie Combine in a blender until smooth: 2 cups fresh spinach or kale (stems removed) 1 frozen banana […]
Don’t Fuck with/in Texas Texas, aka America’s most hateful sitcom, has done it again. Not wanting to be outdone by the shamefaced hypocrisy coming out of the White House, the Lone Star State has taken a significant step toward becoming a confessional dictatorship with a spot of chaotic double thinking that exceeds even the usual […]