Dimebags vs. Dispensaries: Street Dealers to Multi-Million Dollar Weed Startups

In 2016, VICE met business partners in Atlanta who had a dream of getting into the legal weed business, but couldn’t see a way to take their illegal grow off the streets. Two years later, the entrepreneurs—Felix and Kingston—are now running Gas House, a successful legal weed company in Oakland whose products are sold in dispensaries across California. In an industry home to a small number of black business owners, Felix and Kingston have become pioneers inspiring others to leave the underground market behind.

Inside the Asian Crip Gangs of Long Beach

“$tupid Young is a Cambodian rapper from Long Beach who has been making moves and putting on for a side of LA gang culture that most people would never see. We drove down to Long Beach and linked up with him to check out some landmarks and find out what he’s all about.” – @adam22.

Denver Dispensary

Denver Dispensary is conveniently located just northeast of highway I-25 and highway I-70. Go north on Vasquez Blvd. from I-70 and Denver Dispensary is on the west side frontage road of Vasquez Blvd. Denver Dispensary is on your way out of Denver International Airport (DIA), on your way into Denver to have fun, and also on your way across I-70 into the Rocky Mountains. Make Denver Dispensary your destination location for obtaining marijuana in Colorado!

Conventment – CANNABIS LOGISTICS POWERED BY ETHEREUM

Conventment is an IoT-based security and logistics platform built for the legal cannabis industry. Built with scalability and productivity in mind, Conventment aims to create a connected platform for the future of the cannabis industry. Conventment utilizes technologies such as Python, Ethereum DLT, low-cost sensors (RFID/NFC) & customized IoT middleware (currently based on Zerynth) in order to achieve an error-free way of record-keeping and give businesses a streamlined platform to conduct their operations with zero downtime.

J’Moris – K.A.M (Official Video)

Texas rapper J’Moris presents the video for “K.A.M.” his latest street anthem. J’Moris tells you all about his lifestyle with flawless verses and a memorable chorus over a hard hitting beat courtesy of producer Supamario. Check out the visuals here, and look out for the track available now on all major platforms.

Hunter Killer Official Trailer – Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common

Deep under the Arctic Ocean, American submarine Captain Joe Glass is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress when he discovers a secret Russian coup is in the offing, threatening to dismantle the world order. With crew and country on the line, Captain Glass must now assemble an elite group of Navy SEALs to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and sneak through enemy waters to stop WWIII.

Kanye West x A$AP Rocky x A$AP Ferg – Freestyle

Kanye West, A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg taking turns rapping over a fire beat Kanye was working on. The three are definitely having fun together in the studio and we’re happy they decided to share this epic moment between the three heavyweights. Enjoy!

Escape At Dannemora – Official Trailer

Showtime has debuted the first trailer for “Escape At Dannemora,” and if the upcoming limited series wasn’t previously on your radar than it most certainly will be after viewing the first footage. The eight-episode series, directed by Ben Stiller, stars Paul Dano, Benicio del Toro, and Patricia Arquette in the retelling of the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape.

Pete Davidson – Weed Commercials

Pete Davidson on how weird American anti-weed commercials are. This Pete Davidson stand up performance is from the Just For Laughs Festival in 2015. But just incase you missed it, here it is again. And Pete, we agree that Canada is a cool place.

HOW TO GET INTO A FESTIVAL FOR FREE

There’s only a certain number of music festivals your bank balance can accommodate, right? Of course, you could jump the fence, but the police will come down hard on you for that — they even flagged to punters in the lead up to Splendour that they were going to target jumpers. But, as one legend discovered, there is a way to get around the whole ‘needing a ticket’ thing: hide inside a wheelie bin.

Police Use Bean Bag Rounds And K-9 To Subdue Armed Man

Marshfield Police responded to a call that there was a man with a knife and he was threatening human services and probation parole officials to leave. Police arrived on the scene to find Patrick Langreck still holding the knife. In an effort to subdue him the officers used less-lethal bean bags to take down Langreck with little harm.

Gp Music – enjoying da destruction

Gp Music is a self proclaimed “a weirdo traversing through the false realities”. His latest release “enjoying da destruction” is a heavy auto tuned vocal over a chill boom bap hip hop beat. Gp Music’s flow is definitely unique and worth a proper listen. Check it out here first and besure to comment below and follow GP Music at @gp_music

First ever full ski descent from K2

K2, in the Himalayas on the Pakistan-China border, is not as tall as Mount Everest, but it is far more dangerous. Many more people die attempting to summit K2 than they do on Everest. More than 4,000 people have climbed Everest, compared to the less than 350 who have reached the peak of K2.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Full Interview with Kanye West

By this point, we all expect Kanye West to say and do the most outlandish things and have the world get annoyed for a maximum of two seconds before shrugging their proverbial shoulders. Kanye appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and dropped another gem for us to digest in our collective pop culture consciousness. When asked if he’s changed his outlook on women at all since having two daughters, he paused for a beat and said, “Nah, I still look at Pornhub.”

‘Gods’- Obi Khan feat. Thanos x Arewhy

After 20 years hiatus since his last track in 1999, Obi Khan has returned to bring back that Boom Bap, hard hitting hip hop! His latest LP “THC-4” is set to be released Aug 24th and is now available on bandcamp for pre-order. Be sure to check out the dope lead single and video “Gods” featuring Arewhy and Thanos out now and look out for the rest of the LP coming soon!

McDonald’s Worker Mops a Customer

One McDonald’s customer learned a tough lesson: Do not try to steal from the drinks machine, and definitely don’t pick a fight with employees, ’cause ya might get your ass mopped. Video shows a young lady getting into a blowout with 2 staffers at an undisclosed McDonald’s and it’s one of the worst ass beatings we’ve ever seen. One much taller staffer tossed the customer like a rag doll, literally.

ReachingNOVA – 71813

ReachingNOVA is an American rapper, producer, song writer, and businessman from The Bronx, NYC. NOVA is President of the entertainment company Kings Legacy Inc., while also being an artist on the team roster. His songs echo the lush melodies of contemporary rap, with the punch and the lyrical honesty of the “golden age”. With a focus on great lyrics and banging instrumentals, ReachingNOVA makes songs with a smooth and personal lyrical flow, following in the footsteps of some of the greatest rap storytellers of all generations – from KRS ONE to Biggie Smalls or Drake, but he’s also really inspired by people such as LeBron James and Anthony Robbins. Check out his latest track “71813” and visual here first. Follow @reachingnova

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