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“Healthy” And Alternative Ways To Smoke Weed Using Every Food Group

April 19th, 2013 by Chelsea Beeler

4/20 is tomorrow as you probably already know, but let’s say this past week really got the best of you and you’re feeling totally unprepared for the big day. You call your dealer last minute and luckily he’s able to hook you up with his last eighth of Lemon Haze, but then you remember how your roommate threw his bong out the window last weekend when he thought the cops were coming to bust that crazy party you were having. You don’t have a pipe because you left it somewhere in suburbia, you don’t have papers because you don’t know how to roll and now that your bong is shattered, you have nothing.

You think for a second that a trip to St. Mark’s might be worth your while, but then you realize you can’t justify dropping change on another pipe that you’ll probably lose anyway. So what do you do? You’ve heard of people smoking out of Gatorade bottles and beer cans and you know that you have a pen and some tinfoil lying around somewhere. Well, *NEWSFLASH*: 4/20 isn’t about inhaling nasty chemicals like BPA or aluminum—it’s a celebration of, you know, natural stuff. So why not refer to the food pyramid and take a look around your kitchen? The following is a stoner’s guide to food you can use to make bongs at home.

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Where Do NYU Students Buy Their Pot?

September 20th, 2012 by Aaron Marks

The answer is not from those Rastas in Washington Square Park.

NYU students are no strangers to marijuana. We smoke it in dorm rooms; we smoke it in parks; we smoke it everywhere!

But for newcomers to the city, New York’s marijuana ecosystem can be confusing. The familiar transaction of travelling to a dealer’s home to pick up pot, while not completely absent in New York, is largely replaced my more convenient, innovative, and, well, New York-y methods of exchange.

Here is how in-the-know potheads (all names have been changed) stay rolling in the green.

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High Spirits: Some Foggy Memories Of Favorite 4/20s

April 20th, 2012 by NYU Local Staff

What’s up, man? You chill bro? Okay, cool, this post is going to start now.

For some, 4/20 is time for like, you know, being okay with everything, and being one with the earth because everything is equal and we’re all made out of the same stuff. Did you know that the human body is 65% water? And that the earth is 71% water?

For others, it’s just a day to get like totes f’d up. Or maybe it’s your birthday (HOORAY!). Or Hitler’s birthday (BOO!). Or maybe, it just another day in April that ends in “y” where you have to go to work and be an adult.

Regardless, we have a really, like super-mellow roundup of people’s favorite 4/20 memories. Read them, and then maybe watch this. No judgement here.

For the Love of Fries: A 4/20 Guide

April 20th, 2012 by Alyssa Rinaldi

There are lots of reasons to eat french fries. We won’t always have these good, young metabolisms, for example. And we live in the city with some of the best fry options this side of the Atlantic. And, as if this is not enough, today is also 4/20. Indulgence central.

We’ve compiled a list of five places that offer up some pretty spectacular deep-fried potatoes. If you have any suggestions, of course, please let us know–one can never know too many good fry places. Read more…

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Best of Netflix: 4/20 Edition

April 19th, 2012 by Chris McEwen

At this point in the semester, you could probably stand to use a break. And considering tomorrow’s “holiday,” it just makes sense to unwind by checking out a few of the great stoner movies on Netflix Instant that are available for you to watch right now, no matter how you choose to personally supplement your viewings.

The Big Lebowski

Hyperbole time: The Dude is the most inspiring character in modern American cinema, because he simply is. Like any good noir hero, he gets beaten around, relentlessly dumped-on by bitter millionaires and thuggish nihilists, but, at the end of the day, no matter how rough it gets, there’s always the important things in life: friends, bowling, White Russians and the occasional acid flashback. The Dude abides, as should you. Read more…

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Top Spots In Central Park To Celebrate 4/20

April 19th, 2012 by Melissa Cronin

NYU Local’s favorite holiday is tomorrow—and we don’t want to spend it cooped up in a sad, dark East Village apartment. So grab your supplies and hop on the R train, because we’ll be living the high life tomorrow in Central Park.

Here are the five best spots to enjoy the celebration:

Cherry Hill

This is the best spot for an utterly relaxing, idyllic 4/20. It’s usually not crowded, and it offers a picturesque view of the lake and the cherry trees dotting its shore. This is the place for your quintessential nature smoke sesh. Read more…

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What Music to Listen to When You’re High On 4/20

April 20th, 2011 by Andrew Olshevski

Let’s face it– all music sounds better when you’re high. It’s a fact. So it doesn’t really matter what you listen to today…or does it? After all, 4/20 only comes around once a year. Nothing is going to kill your buzz like a wack soundtrack, except maybe endlessly scrolling through your iPod searching for the perfect 4/20-friendly jam. Here’s some suggestions. Read more…

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The Rosie Gray Bakery Pot Butter Recipe

April 20th, 2011 by Rosie Gray

Happy 4/20, everyone. I hope you’ve been celebrating properly. There are many ways to honor 4/20, and not all of them involve smoking. Have you thought about baking your very own edibles on this special day?

Last summer I developed an excellent butter recipe which resulted in highly (ha!) successful cookies, and after much reflection, I’m going to share that recipe with you. You can use it for any baked good you’d like. However, a word of advice: Don’t bake brownies. They’re a waste of money! You can yield twice as many cookies with the same amount of butter, and get people just as high.

Before we start: future employers? Turn back now. You’ve already learned too much. Also, if you don’t want to hire me just because I wrote about pot butter, you can go fuck yourselves. Let’s just get right into this.

“I Like Marijuana, You Like Marijuana:” Rosie and Ana Go Green

May 4th, 2010 by Rosie Gray

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I bet you guys didn’t know there was a big legalize-marijuana march next to Washington Square Park on Saturday. That’s because there wasn’t one; instead, Ana and I showed up on the scene at the appointed time to find like five people standing around, wearing Birkenstocks.

Eventually, more people showed up and we watched an old man give speeches and cite dubious statistics from a big red platform. I got to sit on Weed Santa’s lap and snagged an “End the Prison State” sign, which is totally the best all-purpose protest sign ever. Unfortunately, no one there seemed to actually have weed. Because that would have totally helped once the “Marijuana, marijuana, hey hey hey, get high” song started.

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Britney Spears Hates Your Weed Habit

April 9th, 2009 by Josh Becker

britney-spears-ugly-glasses-stoned Excuse me, rabid fan-boys: do not smoke weed in front of Britney Spears!

No seriously don’t, or else she’ll walk off the stage and later scold you for your smoking habit, and getting scolded by a woman in a top hat, fishnets, and bedazzled bra isn’t as fun as you’d think it would be What goes up download.

In Vancouver last night, Britney walked off the stage after her opening number. The lights went off for about thirty minutes. Later in the show, Spears told the crowd: “Vancouver, don’t smoke weed.”

Was everyone getting high at the Circus tour? I wouldn’t blame them–frankly, her show seems like one of those things that gets better under the influence–but apparently, according to an announcer’s message, the smoke was causing the stage to “become uncomfortable and unsafe for the performers, including Ms. Spears.”