‘The Smell of SNL’: An oral history of the cannabis that changed comedy forever

OSTN Staff

'The Smell of SNL': An oral history of the cannabis that changed comedy forever

Saturday Night Live has offered plenty of marijuana humor in its 45-year history. But few modern fans know that the show’s groundbreaking original cast smoked pot in the offices regularly — in particular, an Afghani variety grown by a friend from Connecticut who goes by the name Captain Jack.  

Now Jim Belushi — SNL veteran, Blues Brother, and younger brother to the late founding cast member John Belushi — has hired Jack to help grow his famous plant for his Belushi’s Farm operation near Medford, Oregon. The result can be seen in Growing Belushi, a three-part documentary that just premiered Wednesday on the Discovery Channel.  Read more…

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