Nobody wants to kill another person’s buzz while blazing it up, especially when you’re being smoked out. However, some rookies go down roads that should be less traveled and strike up conversations that make for awkward encounters of the high kind. Below is our list of a few depressing subjects to avoid that can bring people down from their high. Don’t say we didn’t warn you when you aren’t invited back. Check out the list after the jump!

You may not have noticed it when you were younger, but many of the cartoons you watched contained drug and marijuana themes. You also may not have noticed this when you were older, but that’s because you were high. Check out our list of cartoons that were fun to watch then and even more fun to watch now for a totally different reason after the jump.

With medical marijuana becoming increasingly popular and easier to get, the illicit pot dealer is gradually going the way of the pager and the video store. But, still, it’ll be long time before he is totally irrelevant. After all, medical marijuana clinics aren’t open at four in the morning, and don’t cater to healthy people. As long as there has been pot, there have been skeevy dudes willing to sell it. Check out our list of the 6 types of pot dealers you’ll meet are after the jump!

Smoking weed and chilling with your buddies is an all-American pastime. And it’s also a nice ice-breaker when hanging out with new people. But be careful – nothing can snuff your buzz quicker than a smoking session with a bunch of losers. Check out the 5 people you should never get high with after the jump.

Like the great Isaac Newton, inspiration for stoners sometimes comes in the form of an apple. Like when you’re without your piece, an apple can serve as a makeshift substitute. However, if one has the time, patience, and tools, homemade bongs can have the grace and ingenuity of a butterfly. All it takes is a screwdriver/power drill to make a hole in a bottle, a bowl and some elbow grease. Check out our list of recycle-worthy bottles after the jump!

According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, almost half the populates of some countries have toked up at some point in their lives, whether it’s legal or not to do so. Let’s take a trip across the globe to see which countries weigh in with the greatest stashes of pot smokers. See which nations made the list after the jump!

Mary Jane and musicians have been traveling companions since the two were introduced to each other, and they show no signs of breaking up. Her smooth caress has inspired many to use their hands to walk up and down a guitar fretboard after loading a bowl or rolling a joint. Throughout the generations of shredders, bluesmen, rockers, rollers and mamma-jammas, the romance has remained ablaze. Which guitarists are enamored most with the green goddess? Look, listen and learn after the jump.

Today’s WTF news items feature a pair of old-timers who pass the time growing that sticky icky, a Cuban cigar roller who is just flat out not satisfied with his world record holding 140+ foot hand-rolled masterpiece, and a dude in Washington who most likely spent a lot of time playing Barbie with the neighborhood girls growing up. Read more WTF wackiness after the jump!

Imagine a life where everyone is trying to kill you. No matter where you go, you’re often met with traps and swinging blades. Not to mention everything you do is scored, judged and graded. Well, such is life for video game characters. And with all this stress, it would come as no surprise that video game characters like to smoke a little weed in what little downtime they have. But, of all the famous video game characters over the years, which ones are the best to share a bowl with? Find out after the jump!

What allegedly began as the meeting time for “the Waldos” in their search for secret treasure in 1971 California has blossomed into a counterculture movement that is now considered among many to be an unofficial holiday observed around the world. So, which hot(box) spots partake in the traditional toke-fest? Check out our list of better known bud-friendly locales that come together for ganja on April 20th after the jump.

As the saucy Sir Mix-a-lot once said, “I like big butts and I cannot lie”. Talk to anyone celebrating 4/20 and they’ll say, “I like big buds so I can get high”. For many partaking in the sticky icky today, there’s no greater combination in the world than hot girls holding big ol’ buds. Well, prepare to venture to paradise because we’ve got just what the Dr. Dre ordered. A photo gallery of dames with some dank and babes with big buds. It’ll have you saying, “Oh, my, god. Becky, look at her bud. It is so big. *scoff* She looks like, one of those rap guys’ girlfriends.” Check out the pics after the jump!

April 20th, better known as 420, is a day of global jubilee, when good people from around the world celebrate, in a haze of glory, their drug of choice: marijuana. It’s a day to forget the troubles of life, sit back and smoke the biggest f’ing blunt you can get your grubby mitts on. But this day hasn’t always been just bong hits and munchies. Here are the top five historical events that really put a damper on the dopest day of the year.

CNBC’s Marijuana & Money (one of our Websites of the Week) recently published its list of top marijuana travel destinations. While everyone who hasn’t lived in a bomb shelter knows Amsterdam is the place to be, there are a ton of other places where you can enjoy smoking some good, quality pot. However, not everyone is on board with the puff parade. We’re here to point you in the right direction with a list of some of the world’s hottest smoking destinations, as well as ones you should avoid all together!

The past couple weeks we’ve been talking a lot about the world premiere of Your Highness (view the red carpet photos at USCB here), which stars Danny McBride, James Franco, Zooey Deschanel, and our favorite swan, Natalie Portman. The movie makes numerous references to and jokes about weed, even the film’s title is an ode to the after effects of the sticky icky. Well,  turns out there’s a reason NatPo was perfect for Your Highness, she recently revealed to Entertainment Weekly that she smoked pot in college. She raps, strips, has sex with chicks, kicks ass, AND smokes up? That choreographer really hit the jackpot, huh? Anyway, we officially welcome Natalie to our list of sexiest celebrity stoners, which you can find below. Puff Puff Portman. Kinda has a ring to it!

Despite all those sh*tty Above the Influence commercials, we still feel that sweet mary jane can not only be beneficial to your health but to our woeful economy. True, it’s just a drop in the bucket when compared to our raging deficit, but every little bit helps, right? Think of it as collecting coins from your couch – that could go towards a dank dime bag, which could then go towards a hefty food run at 7 Eleven. And, according to PriceOfWeed.com, if you want more bong resin for your buck, head west, young man! Or, take CNBC’s advice and go on tour to the top pot smoker destinations. But first, check out GoBankingRates.com’s infographic on what kinda moolah our nation’s missing out on by not legalizing kind bud after the jump!