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The Godmother Controls Cocaine Cowboys II

If you haven’t caught 2006’s must-see documentary Cocaine Cowboys, you’re missing out on a wild look back at the development of Miami’s out of control drug market in the ’70s and ’80s. The untold history was so rich that each of the movie’s criminal players could probably support their own spin-off documentary. So for the sequel, the filmmakers at Rakontuer focused on one of Miami’s most ruthless villains: Griselda Blanco (a.k.a. “The Black Widow”).

Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin’ With The Godmother, which is coming to DVD on July 29, tells the story of an Oakland man named Charles Cosby who becomes a major West Coast cocaine dealer thanks to his connection with Blanco. After writing a “fan letter” to her while she’s incarcerated on the West Coast, they develop a lasting bond that results in him helming $40 million per year drug ring. Watch the trailer below.

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Turning Anti-Depressant Pills Into Art

There’s no question that prescription anti-depressant drugs have done a lot of good for a lot of people. Still, we can’t quite shake the fear that their popularity might be the beginning of some mass mind control conspiracy, not unlike Soma, the government-mandated supplement in Brave New World. It’s probably all in our heads.

Still, if you’re looking to break free from the chains of your artificial euphoria, you might want to consider donating your left over pills to Brooklyn-based artist John Delk. His 2008 work in progress called “BANG” is a wire structure covered in anti-depressants that spells out the word “bang.” So far he’s completed the “B” and the “A,” but he needs your help wrapping up “N” and “G.” He’s looking for any and all related pills: Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Effexor, Celexa, Luvox, Lexapro, Cymbalta, Nardil, Parnate, and anything else that makes you feel goooooooood. Check out his website or see more photos of the project after the jump.

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LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann Dies

On April 16, 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann was doing just another experiment on a lysergic acid compound, when he accidentally absorbed some through his fingertips. Three days later, he ingested 250 micrograms of the compound and hopped on his bike to make his way home. That’s when he started to experience the world’s first acid trip:

“In a dreamlike state, with eyes closed (I found the daylight to be unpleasantly glaring), I perceived an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors. After some two hours this condition faded away.”

He continued to experiment with hallucinogens, becoming the first person to synthesize psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, in 1958. While he was critical of casual hippie LSD use, he was still a lifelong advocate of the drug he referred to as “medicine for the soul.” Hofman finally died yesterday of a heart attack at the ripe old age of 102. After the jump, watch a documentary about the development of LSD called Hofmann’s Potion.

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Mayor In Chile To Supply Free Viagra

Forget social security checks—old farts in Chile should look forward to receiving free Viagra in the next few days. Mayor Gonzalo Navarette, a former doctor, came up with the idea to give men over the age of 60 the via-yeezy to improve their quality of life after he received complaints from elder males about their poor sex life. The pill-pushing will occur four times a month to every man who’s trying to get some tail—the hard way. If all this old-man erection talk’s got you weirded out, check after the jump for a video by the aptly named hottie Russian/Ukranian girl group Viagra.

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Hype Check: Miss Rap Supreme, Olympic Video Games and 4/20

Last night, the ladies of ego trip’s Miss Rap Supreme battled it out in their first challenge. The result ended up with German Femm-C Lionezz and former one-hit wonder Khia facing elimination. Khia survived, but does she still have what it takes to make a comeback? Vote on this and other questions after the jump.

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Tom Cruise’s Medical Marijuana Stash

It’s only a matter of time until we hear a rap song called “I’m On That Tom Cruise.” Apparently the actor is pissed off about a strain of weed stocked in California’s legal cannabis clubs called “Tom Cruise Purple.” His lawyers are considering taking action because the medicine is sold with a label that shows a picture of Cruise’s crazy ass laughing hysterically. According to one “enthusiast,” “I heard it’s the kind of pot that makes you hallucinate.”

If they end up having to change the name, we would like to suggest “Scientology Sticky.” We hear the shit is so good you’ll feel like you’re talking to Xenu!

[Rush & Malloy]

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John Brown Takes It Higher

Last week he took you to the “Keg Party,” but now this veteran of ego trip’s (White) Rapper Show is showing you another side of his Suburban swagger. John Brown (a.k.a. The King Of the Burbs) just sent over this clip of him endorsing High Times‘ “Greetings From California” issue. It features footage of Brown freestyling about Cali bud (”We crush Grape, call it red wine”) with a strange elderly man named Ol’ White Bastard, who seems to also be a publisher at the marijuana-loving mag. Watch the video after the jump.

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