A patchwork of local, state and federal laws — some in direct contradiction to one another — has led to a virtual free-for-all in the marketplace for Bay Area marijuana.

Even Obama knows that joints are better than blunts .. great artwork!

Usually the stoner art we see is picture that someone drew while stoned or of someone smoking but here is one that takes it to the next level. It’s an ultra sped up version of Williams Shamir drawing the man, Bob Marley.

Smoking out of a musical instrument is pretty dope. Never seen a clarinet used like this before.

Once again where they hell can I get this at? Very creative shirt.

We present to you the Hello Kitty Bong for that special stoner lady in your life

Even preschool teachers unwind with a round of drinks now and then. But in professional kitchens, where the hours are long, the pace intense and the goal is to deliver pleasure, the need to blow off steam has long involved substances that are mind-altering and, often enough, illegal.

“Everybody smokes dope after work,” said Anthony Bourdain, the author and chef who made his name chronicling drugs and debauchery in professional kitchens. “People you would never imagine.”

So while it should not come as a surprise that some chefs get high, it’s less often noted that drug use in the kitchen can change the experience in the dining room.

In the 1980s, cocaine helped fuel the frenetic open kitchens and boisterous dining rooms that were the incubators of celebrity chef culture. Today, a small but influential band of cooks says both their chin-dripping, carbohydrate-heavy food and the accessible, feel-good mood in their dining rooms are influenced by the kind of herb that can get people arrested.

Call it haute stoner cuisine.

“There has been an entire strata of restaurants created by chefs to feed other chefs,” Mr. Bourdain said. “These are restaurants created specially for the tastes of the slightly stoned, slightly drunk chef after work.”

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