22 Years of Seattle Hempfest

SeattleHempfest, the largest marijuana rally in the world, took place August 16-18 at Myrtle Edwards Park. Now in its22ndyear, SeattleHempfest2013 featured speeches from an impressive lineup of prominent cannabis activists and performances fr… High Times

Read More

Study: THC Improves Sleep

A new study funded in part by the National Institute of Health has found that THC helps you sleep better. The study, published by theAmerican Journal on Addictions, was conducted on 13 “chronic daily cannabis smokers” over a period of one week, with cont… High Times

Read More

The New Synthetics

Notes from the front lines of the21stcentury’s Great Mind Experiment. Fifty years back, there was only one molecule known to be psychoactive in the microgram range: LSD. A microgram is one-millionth of a gram; a small dose is about 150 mcg, so a four… High Times

Read More

Agency Denies MJ Is Less Toxic Than Alcohol

The National Institute on Drug Abuse released an eyebrow-raising statement to PolitiFact on Monday, denying that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol. “Claiming that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol cannot be substantiated since each possess their own unique set of risks and consequences for a given individual,” wrote the institute. NIDA, part of the […]

Read More

10 Great Hemp Products

Each year, as scientists discover more applications for medical marijuana, savvy entrepreneurs invent new applications for marijuana’s equally useful cousin, hemp. With the recent congressional approval of hemp research, we thought it was high time we take a look at… High Times

Read More