41-918: The Stony Awards (a.k.a. the Stonys ) recognize and celebrate notable stoner films and television . Created by High Times magazine in 2000, six Stony Award ceremonies were held in New York City before the Stonys moved to Los Angeles in 2007. Stony Award winners received a bong -shaped trophy. Reefer Madness (1936); Fantasia (1940); Hi De Ho (1947); High School Confidential (1958); A Hard Day's Night (1964); Help! (1965); Blowup (1966); The Trip (1967); I Love You, Alice B. Toklas , Yellow Submarine (1968); Easy Rider (1969); The Harder They Come (1972); Serpico (1973); Shampoo (1975); Annie Hall (1977); Up In Smoke , Rockers (1978); Apocalypse Now (1979); Where
82-426: A musical comedy remake in 2005 . Many stoner movies have certain elements and themes in common. The template involves protagonists who have marijuana, are attempting to find marijuana, or have some other task to complete. The protagonists are often two friends in a variation of the buddy film . Stoner films often involve evading authority figures who disapprove of the protagonists' marijuana usage, usually out of
123-574: A 'Visionary Officer'. Young artists like Greg Welch produce hundreds of pieces of art using cannabis flowers, extracts and accessories. Canadian actor and comedian Seth Rogen has a popular line of smoking accessories and home goods under the name Houseplant . Other contemporary artists who have been vocal about their cannabis use include Shawn Mendes Miley Cyrus , Jay-Z , Lady Gaga , Zayn Malik , Wiz Khalifa , Rihanna , and Dave Chappelle . The Marley Family, to keep Bob Marley's legacy alive, started Marley Natural Archived June 16, 2022, at
164-408: A cannabis company called Willie's Reserve, has even said that smoking saved his life. Willie's Reserve Label is known for promoting social reform in hopes of ending marijuana and hemp prohibitions; it also partners with local Colorado growers, extractors and edibles makers for his wholesale brand. Whereas Jay-Z also represents TPCO, which is now one of the largest cannabis companies in the world, as
205-474: A continuous, traditional folk stream, and a more circumscribed, contemporary configuration. The former involves both sacred and secular use, and is usually based on small-scale cultivation: the use of the plant for cordage , clothing, medicine, food, and a "general use as an euphoriant and symbol of fellowship." The second stream of expansion of cannabis use encompasses "the use of hemp for commercial manufacturers utilizing large-scale cultivation primarily as
246-467: A fiber for mercantile purposes"; but it is also linked to the search for psychedelic experiences (which can be traced back to the formation of the Parisian Club des Hashischins ). Cannabis has been used in the ancient past in places such as ancient India , Romania , Egypt , and Mesopotamia . It was often used as medicine or for hemp, its main route of consumption was smoking. In addition,
287-401: A greater lack of acceptance of their lifestyle of leisure and innocence. Authority figures are often law-enforcement agents, who are portrayed as comically inept, as well as parents, co-workers, friends, and security guards. Most serious moments in stoner films are intended ironically, often to parody overwrought counterparts in mainstream cinema. The comic story arcs often approach or fall over
328-539: A loss of interest or pleasure). The counterculture of the 1960s has been identified as the era that "sums up the glory years of modern cannabis culture", with the Woodstock Festival serving as "the pinnacle of the hippie revolution in the US, and in many people's opinion the ultimate example of cannabis culture at work". The influence of cannabis has encompassed holidays (most notably 4/20 ), cinema (such as
369-774: A mainstream cinema movement. In the United States the culture has also spawned its own celebrities (such as Tommy Chong and Terence McKenna ), and magazines (such as Cannabis Culture and High Times ). Cannabis is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent . Cannabis is also known to have been used by the ancient Hindus of the Indian subcontinent thousands of years ago. The herb is called ganja ( Sanskrit : गञ्जा , IAST : gañjā ) or ganjika in Sanskrit and other modern Indo-Aryan languages . Some scholars suggest that
410-483: A prominent role in the entrench-ment of marijuana in the Hip-Hop culture.. Blunts are a favored method of consumption. Following Cypress Hill's debut and Dr. Dre's The Chronic, the early 90's launched cannabis from taboo to commonplace among the scene. Songs featuring lyrics about plant, pot leaf imagery and nods to smoking accessories like Zig-Zag rolling papers, shifted the perspective of pot. “I think marijuana/weed
451-428: A social setting it is encouraged to share cannabis with others. Euphemisms have long been used by subcultures to identify parts of their culture, and this pertains especially to subcultures of things that are taboo , including cannabis. Cannabis as a product has among the highest number of direct euphemisms, with even more for related elements of cannabis culture. One of the most common cannabis euphemisms, 420 ,
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#1732787338454492-512: Is available in Arizona, California, and Michigan. This collaboration underscores the enduring influence of cannabis in music culture. Cannabis — the plant that produces hemp and hashish — has been one of the most used psychoactive drugs in the world since the late 20th century, following only tobacco and alcohol in popularity. According to Vera Rubin , the use of cannabis has been encompassed by two major cultural complexes over time:
533-414: The 1940s subculture and the contemporary subculture ), ravers and hip hop . Cannabis has now "evolved its own language, humour, etiquette , art, literature and music." Nick Brownlee writes: "Perhaps because of its ancient mystical and spiritual roots, because of the psychotherapeutic effects of the drug and because it is illegal, even the very act of smoking a joint has deep symbolism." However,
574-485: The Beatniks , many hippies used cannabis, considering it pleasurable and benign. Growing the plant was common practice among hippies. During the 1960s and 1970s, hippies defied many cultural and mainstream norms and having the shared substance choice of marijuana served as a sign of unity. Initially, cannabis leaves, which contain comparatively less THC than buds, were smoked by hippies. However, there were some within
615-715: The Cannabis Cup , Global Marijuana March , Hanfparade , High Times Medical Cannabis Cup , MardiGrass , Spannabis , and Tokers Bowl . Annual events in the United States include the Boise Hempfest , Emerald Empire Hempfest , Freedom Rally , Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival , Hash Bash , Missoula Hempfest , Moscow Hemp Fest , National Cannabis Festival , National Cannabis Summit , Olympia Hempfest , Portland Hempstalk Festival , Salem Hempfest , and Seattle Hempfest . Media coverage of marijuana has progressed in recent history. Attention and coverage of
656-749: The Vedic period dating back to approximately 1500 BCE, but perhaps as far back as 2000 BCE. Its entheogenic use was also recorded in Ancient China , the Germanic peoples , the Celts , Ancient Central Asia , and Africa. In modern times, spiritual use of the plant is mostly associated with the Rastafari movement of Jamaica . Several Western subcultures have had marijuana consumption as an idiosyncratic feature, such as hippies, beatniks , hipsters (both
697-529: The Wayback Machine in 2016. Sound Tribe Sector 9 , now part of Colorado's cannabis culture, partnered with Green Dot Labs to release exclusive hash pens. In 2024, the Marley family collaborated with cannabis company Jeeter to launch a limited-edition line of cannabis products honoring Bob Marley's legacy. The Jeeter x Bob Marley "One Love" Unity Joint features 4.2 grams of premium cannabis flower and
738-408: The exploitation and stoner film genres), music (particularly jazz , reggae , psychedelia and rap music ), and magazines including High Times and Cannabis Culture . Cannabis culture has also infiltrated chess culture, whereby the " Bongcloud Attack " denotes a high risk opening sequence. Cannabis was once sold in clubs known as "Teapads" during Prohibition in the United States ; jazz
779-409: The 1970s revived the hectoring anti-drug propaganda film Reefer Madness (1936) as an ironic counterculture comedy. The broad popularity of Reefer Madness led to a new audience for extreme anti-drug films bordering on self-parody , including Assassin of Youth (1937), Marihuana (1936), and She Shoulda Said No! a.k.a. The Devil's Weed (1949). The duo Cheech & Chong established
820-498: The Beatles , " Rainy Day Women #12 and 35 " by Bob Dylan , and Black Sabbath 's " Sweet Leaf ." Today, countless artists, not constrained to any drug-culture-specific genre, have opened up about their substance consumption and how it has inspired their works. Snoop Dogg 's love of marijuana is very well known, having created his own line of weed, vaporizer pen, and website focusing on cannabis culture. Willie Nelson , who owns
861-1109: The Buffalo Roam (1980); Nice Dreams (1981); Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982); Still Smokin' (1983); Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984); That Was Then... This Is Now (1985); Platoon (1986); Born in East L.A. (1987); 1969 (1988); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989); Far Out Man (1990); The Doors (1991); Wayne's World (1992); Dazed and Confused (1993); Clerks , The Stoned Age (1994); Friday, Mallrats (1995); Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996); Bongwater (1997); The Big Lebowski , Half Baked (1998); Detroit Rock City , Idle Hands , American Beauty (1999); Dude, Where's My Car? ; Next Friday , Scary Movie (2000); Super Troopers , How High , Scary Movie 2 (2001); Laurel Canyon (2002); Rolling Kansas (2003); Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004); Lords of Dogtown (2005); Grandma's Boy ; Puff, Puff, Pass (2006); Knocked Up , Tenacious D in
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#1732787338454902-715: The Caribbean in the 20th century may have brought this culture to Jamaica. Many academics point to Indo-Caribbean origins for the ganja sacrament resulting from the importation of Indian migrant workers in a post-abolition Jamaican landscape. "Large scale use of ganja in Jamaica ... dated from the importation of indentured Indians...."(Campbell 110). Dreadlocked mystics Jata , often ascetic known as sadhus or Sufi Qalandars and Derwishes , have smoked cannabis from both chillums and coconut shell hookahs in South Asia since
943-542: The Pick of Destiny (2007); Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay , Pineapple Express (2008) Named after High Times founder Tom Forçade , the special award is for "stony achievement" in film. Stoner film Stoner film is a subgenre of comedy film based on marijuana themes, where recreational use often drives the plot, sometimes representing cannabis culture more broadly or intended for that audience. The midnight movie scene in theaters of
984-591: The ancient drug soma , mentioned in the Vedas , was cannabis, although this theory is disputed. Today cannabis is often formed into bhang , which has become an integral part of tradition and custom in the Indian subcontinent. In some sections of rural India, people attribute various medicinal properties to the cannabis plant. If taken in proper quantity, bhang is believed to cure fever , dysentery , sunstroke , to clear phlegm , aid in digestion , appetite , cure speech imperfections and lisping , and give alertness to
1025-536: The ancient times. Also, the reference of "chalice" may be a transliteration of "jam-e-qalandar" (a term used by Sufi ascetics meaning 'bowl or cup of qalandar'). In South Asia, in addition to smoking, cannabis is often consumed as a drink known as bhang and most qalandars carry a large wooden pestle for that reason. Marijuana's history in American culture began during the Colonial Era. During this time, hemp
1066-466: The archetypal " stoner " comedy throughout the 1970s, taking their antics to the big screen for Up in Smoke in 1978, establishing the contemporary stoner film genre. High Times magazine, founded in 1974, began sponsoring the first Stony Awards in 2000, celebrating stoner films and television, recognizing a broad scope of noteworthy cannabis media. The enduring influence of Reefer Madness led to
1107-462: The arts, including and especially music , as well as increased creativity , its influence and usefulness can be found in a variety of works. While coded names of cannabis appeared in music as early as the 1920s, such as Louis Armstrong 's song, "Muggles", it was not until the 1960s and 1970s that artists began referencing it explicitly. Songs famous for their cannabis-centric lyrics produced during this time include " Got to Get You into My Life " by
1148-429: The body. By the 8th century, cannabis had been introduced by Arab traders to Central and Southern Africa, where it is known as " dagga "; many Rastas say it is a part of their African culture that they are reclaiming. It is sometimes also referred to as "the healing of the nation", a phrase adapted from Revelation 22:2. Alternatively, the migration of many thousands of Hindus and Muslims from British India to
1189-434: The community who turned against drugs completely as a distinct way of achieving freedom. The term "Hipsters" define two cultural groups, the 1940s subculture dedicated to jazz, and the contemporary subculture today. Both are stereotyped as enjoying cannabis. In fact the early hipsters of the 1940s had many slang terms dedicated to the drug and its distribution. The denigration of hard drug use by inner city youth played
1230-597: The culture of cannabis as "the manifestation of introspection and bodily passivity" — which has generated a negative "slacker" stereotype around its consumers — is a relatively modern concept, as cannabis has been consumed in various forms for almost 5,000 years. New research published in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology claims to have refuted the "lazy stoner stereotype." The study finds that regular cannabis users were no more likely than non-users to be apathetic or anhedonic (to experience
1271-705: The drug began in the 1930s when fabricated horror stories of its effects were used to scare the public and influence public opinion. To push the negative connotations of marijuana even more, films such as Marihuana (1936) and Reefer Madness (1937) were created. Cannabis-related media include Cannabis Planet , High Times , Stoner TV and Weedtuber . Websites include Leafly , MassRoots , Merry Jane , Price of Weed and Wikileaf . Podcasts, another format adopted into cannabis media, include Seed to CEO, Weed + Grub and Cannabis Law Podcast. The social game Pot Farm created "the largest cannabis community on earth", with 20 million unique players across its platforms and
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1312-417: The identity of these subcultures by "provid[ing] socially constructed ways of talking, thinking, expressing, communicating and interacting among marijuana users and distributors. [...] These words convey the dynamic expressiveness involved in shared consumption and as a comprehensive communication system among subculture participants." As the psychoactive effects of cannabis include increased appreciation of
1353-426: The legal status of the drug, telling Time that coming up with new slang terms "is also simply fun". However, in 2021, it was suggested by researchers that new euphemisms were being coined to evade internet censors and automated moderation so that members of cannabis subcultures could discuss their use online even as common slang terms were added to banned word lists. They also suggested that, for this reason, many of
1394-401: The line into slapstick . Cannabis culture Cannabis culture describes a social atmosphere or series of associated social behaviors that depend heavily upon cannabis consumption , particularly as an entheogen , recreational drug and medicine . Historically, cannabis has been used as an entheogen to induce spiritual experiences – most notably in the Indian subcontinent since
1435-407: The more recent euphemisms repurposed common words with innocuous meanings, as these words are less likely to be banned (it gave the example of " pot ", though this is older). The use of euphemisms and other related argot also identifies a person as belonging to a complex subculture of cannabis use both globally and regionally, with different terms in different regions. The argot also contributes to
1476-456: The plant holds cultural significance in many Eurasian countries. Hemp is associated within cultural rituals like marriage, death, birth, healing, protection, and purification. In some Eastern European folklore, hemp links a spirit to the afterlife. Over time the culture became more international and a general "cannabis culture" formed. The culture has been responsible for the genre of films known as stoner films , which has come to be accepted as
1517-453: The subculture, and during the 1950s, Aldous Huxley's 1954 book The Doors of Perception further influenced views on drugs. When it came to cannabis the Beats were the first generation where it was central. Marijuana was integrated into many facets of cultural exchange and self-expression. Their assimilation of cannabis would later influence the hippie movement. Following in the footsteps of
1558-423: Was coined in the 1970s, but other terms are centuries older. A slang scholar, Jonathon Green , noted in 2017 that even though various countries and US states were decriminalizing and legalizing cannabis , more slang terms were still being coined; he suggested that while the original need for euphemisms was because of the illegality, it had become part of the culture as those using the slang terms did not focus on
1599-463: Was a critical crop, so colonial governments in Virginia and Massachusetts required land-owning farmers to grow marijuana for hemp-based products. Two of the nation's founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, were notable cultivators of hemp. Another Colonial Era figure, John Adams, was a recreational user and wrote about hemp's mind-altering powers. Marijuana use was associated with
1640-493: Was always part of the culture, it was just underground,” Sen Dog told Cuepoint. In the Netherlands, coffee shops sell cannabis under certain strict provisions, due to marijuana's classification as a 'soft drug.' The Dutch policy of tolerance is generally considered successful but some concerns arise over drug tourism and cultivation, as it is still illegal to grow marijuana. Notable cannabis-related events have included
1681-450: Was usually played at these clubs. Cannabis use was often viewed to be of the lower class and was disliked by many. After the outlawing of cannabis, its consumption became covert. Decades later cannabis became once again tolerated by some regions' legislation. Customs have formed around the consumption of cannabis such as 420 , named after the popular time of day to consume cannabis (4:20 p.m.) and celebrated on April 20 (4/20). If consumed in