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July 7, 2015 Bucky Turco

The only way mankind is going to be able to completely trash the Earth, move onto to terraform Mars, and then destroy that planet is to grow food in space. But like Terra firma, typical grow lights consume too much energy, take up space and generate lots of heat. However, scientists think that targeted LEDs […]

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July 6, 2015 Bucky Turco

According to a new poll, nearly 70% of people said that driving stoned is “not much of a problem,” which is true. The recent Gallup survey “didn’t ask Americans to estimate the severity of impairment each substance produces, but to say more broadly how much drivers’ use of each substance affects traffic safety.” The four […]

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June 4, 2015 Prachi Gupta

Adam Lederer was nodding off during a 5:30 AM commute to Brooklyn on Thursday morning when he awoke to a very loud licking noise on the train (he couldn’t recall if it was an A or an E). “I hear audible licking. I open my eyes,” he told ANIMAL. “I can’t believe what I’m seeing.” […]

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May 29, 2015 Liam Mathews

According to National Geographic, archaeologists in Russia dug up some golden cups while clearing out an ancient burial mound before construction workers installed power lines. Upon investigation, “archaeologists found thick black residue in the bongs, and determined that they were used to smoke cannabis and opium in a ceremonial setting.” The bucket-like solid-gold artifacts are […]

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May 27, 2015 Prachi Gupta

The state’s former top homeland security advisor is now in charge of safeguarding weed. The New York Daily News reports that Michael Balboni, who served both Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson, has been “hired as a security consultant for pot grower Empire State Compassionate Care.” The organization hopes to be one of the five entities […]

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May 11, 2015 Liam Mathews

You ever get so high that you imagine Morgan Freeman is narrating your life? “He crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side,” he’ll say mellifluously, “and then he walked to the freezer and took out a pint of ice cream.” If you were friends with Morgan Freeman, that […]

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May 8, 2015 Liam Mathews

Two women who truly don’t give a fuck beat up a man who suggested they stop smoking weed in front of his Chelsea apartment building, DNAinfo reports. The incident happened April 29, when the man was walking his dogs in front of his West 16th Street building and noticed the two women smoking weed. DNAinfo […]

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May 5, 2015 Bucky Turco

Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or as it’s commonly called, D.A.R.E., is the world’s largest and most ineffective anti-drug program ever. It’s also the dumbest. In its effort to be relevant, the organization has a blog that the creators of Reefer Madness would be proud of, and it recently reposted an article that was satire as […]

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April 21, 2015 ANIMAL

Between December and January, five banners demonizing Mayor Bill de Blasio flew through New York City’s skies while cops were turning their backs to him during the Eric Garner protests. On January 16, three days after the fifth and craziest banner flew (“DE BLASIO GET OFF THE POT. RESIGN. WE ❤ NYPD“), ANIMAL decided it […]

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March 24, 2015 Bucky Turco

According to common sense and Charas Scientific, a lab that’s certified to test Colorado’s weed for potency and contaminants, new cannabis strains are much stronger than pot in the 1980s, an era when baby boomers bragged about crappy brands like Acapulco Gold. For this latest media cycle, Andy LaFrate, the founder/president of Charas Scientific and […]

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