Author Archives: James Bong
Songs Of The Spliff
Popular culture has been portraying and celebrating recreational drug use since before Easy Rider. From Fast Times at Ridgemont High to Pineapple Express, with anything put out by Cheech and Chong in between, cinema has long been an avenue of … Continue reading
Bong Hits 4 Jesus (Brought To You By The Supreme Court)
In 2002, a high school senior named Joseph Frederick for displaying a banner that read “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” during the Olympic torch’s passing through Juneau, Alaska. He displayed the banner across the street from the school, although the school … Continue reading
Marijuana Influenced Merchandise Flying Off The Shelves
To the folks who use them, bongs and pipes are as much of a household items as frying pans and towels. To everyone else, they represent either props in the movies or stuff that gets hauled out of a row … Continue reading
Salvia: Substitue for Marijuana?
When teen star Miley Cyrus was recently photographed smoking from a bong during a party at her L.A. home, her publicity machine was quick to point out that Cyrus, of Hannah Montana fame, was smoking salvia, not marijuana. That tidbit … Continue reading
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Every so often a story finds its way into the media that both warms and chills the heart at the same time. This happened not long ago on Long Island. A convenience store owner named Mohammed Sohail, age 46, was … Continue reading
Bong Or Pipe: Which Is Better?
Which device is better, a bong or a pipe, would be purely a matter of preference. As with other subjective debates, each side makes valid points, and there is plenty of middle ground where people can honestly say that they … Continue reading
Head Shops: Coming To A Neighborhood Near You
The stores that sell bongs, pipes, papers and other products related to the cannabis culture are becoming ubiquitous throughout American society. Even with some states and localities putting pressure on stores through various licensing provisions and revenue-percentage thresholds, these stores … Continue reading
The Government’s Point Of View
On the surface, one would guess that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency takes a rather humorless view of drug paraphernalia, and in this case looks are not deceiving. Uncle Sam doesn’t approve of Schedule I narcotics being used by Americans, … Continue reading
Bong Etiquette
Believe it or not, there are established protocols involved in smoking marijuana through a bong. While there may not be any publications along the lines of Strunk and White’s Elements of Style to be had, there are universally accepted norms … Continue reading