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Back in 1991 archaeologists were hard at work in the Severn estuary digging up an Iron Age village which was half buried in the mud.

Once hush-hush affairs, cannabis-infused dinners are gaining popularity out in the open in Phoenix at venues like the Clarendon Hotel and Spa.

Two big national trends — legal weed, and everybody in the world having a podcast — have collided of late in Arizona, in the form of local pot-themed podcasts. Whether its the harsh one aimed at randy-ass potheads, or the mellow one designed to enlighten us about the vagaries of THC, these broadcasts are generally, as a guest put it on one recent episode, “not as good as it would be if I was juiced, dude.” The Stoned Age Potcast, for example, has a terrible name and a too-cool-for-scho...

Tune in April 20 for Food Networks first-ever cannabis edition of "Chopped." In one of the five episodes, Phoenix chef Derek Upton will compete against other cannabis chefs from across the country to make THC-infused meals for the chance to win $10,000. Each hour-long episode features four chefs who duke it out in a three-round elimination challenge with mystery ingredients in each round. Each competitor will also scour the greenhouse for cannabis or CBD-infused ingredients to incorporate into ...

An online contest with Arizona ties promises a lucrative prize to the worlds "favorite chef," but red flags have put the competition under scrutiny. The Favorite Chef contest invites professional and amateur cooks from around the world to enter a competition that crowdsources online votes to crown a winner. The contest website claims the winning chef will receive $50,000 as well as a a double-page spread in Bon Appétit magazine. A company called Crow Vote LLC, registered by Scottsdale bu...