Friday, April 30, 2021

Lawmakers Reintroduce Marijuana Data Collection Act To Congress

The Marijuana Data Collection Act would require the federal government to study the effects of legal cannabis programs.

source https://hightimes.com/news/marijuana-data-collection-act/

Thursday, April 29, 2021

German Government Now Funding Research Into CBD Extracts

The German government has made significant strides in the country's policies and laws regarding cannabis.

source https://hightimes.com/news/world/german-government-research-cbd/

High Times Greats: Willie Nelson on Weed

Willie Nelson on his favorite subject in a 1991 interview, with a cameo from Bob Dylan.

source https://hightimes.com/high-times-greats/willie-nelson-bob-dylan/

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Complaint Filed Against Nebraska Sheriff Who Sued To Block Medical Cannabis Initiative

Cannabis activists have filed a complaint alleging that a Nebraska sheriff broke the law to block a medical cannabis initiative from appearing on the ballot.

source https://hightimes.com/news/nebraska/complaint-filed-nebraska-sheriff/

Alex Rogers And The Europification Of the CannaBiz

Entrepreneur Alex Rogers took his experience in the industry and turned it into an expanding, international cannabis enterprise with old-school American roots.

source https://hightimes.com/culture/people/alex-rogers-europification-cannabiz/

Left Coast Extracts: Achieving The Best In Cannabis

Left Coast Extracts offers a wide selection of products crafted from quality, California-grown cannabis.

source https://hightimes.com/sponsored/left-coast-extracts-best-cannabis/

Home Grow In Canada: Too Much of A Good Thing?

Health Canada is making noises about cracking down on patient home grow. Again. But is this really a genie that can be put back in the bottle?

source https://hightimes.com/grow/home-grow-canada-good-thing/

21 Governors Call For Congress To Pass The SAFE Banking Act

State leaders across the political spectrum are calling upon Congress to vote in favor of the SAFE Banking Act.

source https://hightimes.com/news/politics/governors-call-congress-safe-banking/

Doug Benson Wants To Get High With You

Doug Benson takes a smoke break to chat about his 4/20 virtual show, all things comedy, and all things cannabis.

source https://hightimes.com/celebrities/doug-benson-wants-get-high-you/

SAFE Banking Act of 2021 Passed by House of Representatives

As a special 420 gift (not really, it's just a coincidence), the House passed the SAFE Banking Act of 2021!

source https://hightimes.com/news/politics/safe-banking-act-of-2021-passed-house/

High Times Greats: Iggy Pop Interviewed by Jim Jarmusch

Two icons of independence, originality, and rebellion—Iggy Pop and Jim Jarmusch—have a sit down.

source https://hightimes.com/high-times-greats/iggy-pop-jim-jarmusch/

Idaho Hemp Bill Finally Signed Into Law, Legalizing The Crop Across All 50 States

State lawmakers have joined the rest of the nation with the passage of a bill to legalize Idaho hemp production.

source https://hightimes.com/news/idaho/idaho-hemp-legalization/

High Times Greats: Queen Elizabeth II—An Open Plea

A heartfelt plea to Queen Elizabeth II for reinstatement from the dawning of the Reagan era.

source https://hightimes.com/high-times-greats/queen-elizabeth-ii/

Friday, April 16, 2021

Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Says Cannabis Legalization Will Not Happen In The State

Unfortunately, according to Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, cannabis legalization is unlikely to happen in Wisconsin.

source https://hightimes.com/news/wisconsin/wisconsin-cannabis-will-not-happen/

Most Affected: College Graduate Evelyn LaChappelle Given 87 Months For Handling Revenue

Evelyn LaChappelle had no previous criminal record and did not even touch the plant. But she was still given an 87-month sentence for a cannabis-related crime.

source https://hightimes.com/culture/people/most-affected-evelyn-lachappelle/

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Mississippi Supreme Court Allows Opponents of Medical Cannabis To Challenge Vote Results

Opponents of legalizing medical cannabis had the chance to argue against a voter-backed ballot initiative in the Mississippi Supreme Court this week.

source https://hightimes.com/news/mississippi/mississippi-supreme-court-cannabis/

The New British Cannabis Patient Card: Don’t Leave Home Without It

In the UK, a patient led effort to protect cannabis users from police harassment by implementing an official British cannabis patient card is finding early success.

source https://hightimes.com/health/british-cannabis-patient-card/

Jon’s Stone-Cold Quarantine Cop List: Ninth Edition

Just in time for another 420 in quarantine, here’s s’more fun ways to mix things up and elevate your reality.

source https://hightimes.com/products/quarantine-cop-list-ninth-edition/

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Eladio Carrión Is A Fan Of Music Cleverness

Latin Grammy-nominated artist Eladio Carrión discusses full-length album productions, his latest record “Monarca,” and why no rapper can outsmoke him.

source https://hightimes.com/culture/music/eladio-carrion-fan-music-cleverness/

Cannabis Packaging Waste Is A Problem. A California Dispensary Is Addressing It

Airfield Supply Co. has partnered with CannaCraft and Resynergi to address the growing problem of waste from plastic cannabis packaging.

source https://hightimes.com/news/california-news/dispensary-address-cannabis-packaging-waste/

Monday, April 12, 2021

American Citizen May Face Prison Time In Dubai For Smoking Cannabis In The United States

After being treated in a hospital, an American has been detained in Dubai for testing positive for cannabinoids...even though he consumed it in the United States.

source https://hightimes.com/news/world/prison-dubai-smoking-cannabis-united-states/

Is It All In The Tea Leaves? The Hemp Tea Ruling In German Federal Court

The questions raised about the hemp tea decision, however, are numerous, and nothing remains clear cut for the development of either the hemp or CBD business in Germany.

source https://hightimes.com/news/world/german-federal-court-rules-hemp-tea/

Polimá Westcoast: Actos de Fe, Mundos de Ficción y Revolución Multicultural

ElPlanteo.com habló con Polimá Ngangu (alias Poli o Polimá Westcoast), el músico de 23 años nacido en Santiago de Chile y descendiente angoleño.

source https://hightimes.com/espanol/polima-westcoast-actos-de-fe-mundos-de-ficcion-y-revolucion-multicultural/

Friday, April 9, 2021

High Times Greats: Howard Marks

Howard Marks: the world’s most famous hash smuggler, and a man supposedly connected with MI6, the IRA, the Mafia and the Brotherhood of Eternal Love.

source https://hightimes.com/high-times-greats/howard-marks/

Flashback Friday: Guide to Gurus

How to tell the true truths from the false truths in this 1977 article on gurus.

source https://hightimes.com/culture/guide-to-gurus/

Tyla Yaweh Is Blessed and Genreless

Tyla Yaweh shares his motivation for creating with all different sounds, his experiences smoking with Wiz Khalifa, and why music is his therapy.

source https://hightimes.com/culture/music/tyla-yaweh-blessed-genreless/

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Michigan University Offers Cannabis Chemistry Scholarship—The First In The Nation

Lake Superior State University recently announced that they will be offering interested and qualified students a cannabis chemistry scholarship.

source https://hightimes.com/news/michigan/cannabis-chemistry-scholarship/

High Times Greats: Paul Krassner

Paul Krassner on feminists, nuns, groupies, obscenity, pornography, and sex.

source https://hightimes.com/high-times-greats/paul-krassner/

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Prison Death of Marvin Scott Sparks Anger Among Cannabis And Racial Justice Activists

The untimely death of Marvin Scott in a Texas jail after being arrested for a small amount of cannabis has sparked outrage among activists for racial, cannabis, and mental health justice.

source https://hightimes.com/news/activists-respond-death-marvin-scott/

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

High Times Greats: Jerry Brown

The former governor of California gives his case for the space race in a 1979 interview.

source https://hightimes.com/high-times-greats/jerry-brown/

Monday, April 5, 2021

Take Your Bud On The Go With RYOT Dugout & One Hitters

Sometimes, you need to keep some cannabis with you when you're on the go. RYOT has the perfect things to help.

source https://hightimes.com/product-review/take-your-bud-ryot-dugout-one-hitters/

Letter from A Spanish Jail: The Albert Tió Interview

The father of three minor children has been forced to report to jail every night for his role in organizing the Spanish cannabis club movement and pressing for further reform. This is his interview, as he learned that his monumental cannabis human rights case was just lost at Strasbourg.

source https://hightimes.com/activism/letter-spanish-jail-albert-tio-interview/

Flashback Friday: Wrestling USA

A history of American professional wrestling, from Clarence "the Kansas Demon" to "Animal" Steele, eater of turnbuckles.

source https://hightimes.com/flashback-friday/wrestling-usa/

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Documentary The Oxy Kingpins Chronicles the Crimes of a New Kind of Kingpin: Big Pharma

Businessmen who made a quick buck by hooking rural America on opioids are in for the court case of a lifetime. Will they pay or walk away?

source https://hightimes.com/culture/movies/documentary-oxy-kingpins-chronicles-crimes-big-pharma/

High Times Greats: Samuel R. Delany

Sex, drugs, and folk 'n' roll from the early '60s. From the journals of a cult science-fiction favorite.

source https://hightimes.com/high-times-greats/high-times-greats-samuel-r-delany/