LAist reviews a Maui-Wowie/Trainwreck strain today. They said it was "very stoney" and had a bit of a "creeper effect".

That's right. LAist just reviewed pot like they were auditioning for High Times.

I enjoy a bowl here and there, and I'm definitely no anti-drug crusader, but even I'm shocked the LAist would publish this. If it was a commentary on marijuana legislation that's one thing. But to review pot like they're catering to an audience of potheads? Seems like a bad editorial decision... or maybe not.

Years ago I read an Esquire magazine piece about the demand for gourmet weed among Hollywood power brokers. (Sorry no link. It doesn't appear to be online.) I was amazed then, but now I believe LA has a pretty large stoner base. And not just among the powerful. I'll bet every Angeleno is no more than 1 or 2 degrees away from kush. The good stuff too, not that Mexican crap.

BTW, one of my favorite blogs is poker playing, weed smoking, ex-Hollywood D-girl change100's Pot Committed.

A few months ago, Los Angeles magazine discussed the medical marijuana industry in LA. (Again no link! My search-fu is weak today.) We're apparently the second most pot-friendly town in the world after Amsterdam and ahead of Vancouver. That was a shocker. There are some 400+ dispensaries in the county, though a moratorium is likely to be passed soon. The feds have noticed. There have been at least 2 major DEA raids just in the past 6 months. LA is becoming the front lines for the war on drugs.

Back to the LAist. When I first discovered the blog late last year, I really enjoyed reading it. Great pictures with smart, funny writing. They had good coverage of LA news and events. Awesome coverage of the rock music scene. They were expanding into better sports coverage too. It looked like they were making good progress towards dominating the LA blogosphere. And then... disarray.

I've been pretty disappointed with the posts over the last few months. First was sex columnist/blogger April Smear. Not about sex in LA. Just... sex. Umm, okay. That's not really about LA, but I guess people have sex in LA. Then this weed review. Not about weed in LA. Just... weed. What's going on here?!

On the other hand, this weed review might be a genius move. LA has good pot and knowledgeable potheads. When you consider the fact that LA is also home to Venice Beach hippies, Snoop Dogg of the LBC and the Valley (porn capital of the world), why would anyone be surprised at the LAist post?

Well, yeah. When you put it that way.