An innovative proposal may soon make medical marijuana available at a discount to low-income patients in Washington, DC. If passed, the proposal would require dispensaries to set aside two percent of their profits to subsidize qualifying patients’ pot purchases. … High Times
Month: August 2013
Alcohol, Marijuana Prohibitions Don’t Work
Prohibition doesn’t work. Not in alcohol. Not in marijuana. Human nature is just too natural for such prohibitions to work beyond the scale of individuals and families. This is what the Oglala Sioux Tribe decided last week in a historic, and extremely close referendum at the infamous Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. For the […]
DrugFree.org Survey Boasting Inflated Stats?
DrugFree.org stats show more than twice as much youth drug use and a wide gap between Hispanics and non-Hispanics? It’s hard to tell, but Hispanics are the fastest-growing demographic group in America and DrugFree.org is advertising its “HablaConTusHijos&rdquo… High Times
Colorado Patients Protest Medical Pot Registry Leak
Protesters wore paper bags over their heads and carried signs expressing outrage over security breaches in Colorado’s medical marijuana registry Wednesday. The protesters, roughly a dozen medical pot patients, are insisting that the Colorado Department of Health and… High Times
Scuba Diving Smuggler Arrested at US Border
JesseZunti, a 24-year-old Windsor, Ontario man, faces four years behind bars after being arrested Monday morning for allegedly attempting to smuggle over eight pounds of pot from Canada to the US… by scuba diving in the St. Clair River in Marine City, Michiga… High Times
Incredible Impact of Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s Special
A little over a week ago, Dr. Sanjay Gupta aired a one hour CNN special on medical marijuana. The impact of his special and an op-ed that he wrote for CNN – where he apologized for his past opposition to medical marijuana – has been incredible! In the run-up to Gupta’s CNN special, his op-ed […]
White House Declines Comment on Gupta Pot Apology
A White House spokesman offered little when asked for an official reaction to Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s new stance on marijuana. Earlier this month, Gupta publicly apologized for misleading Americans about medical marijuana’s harms and explained his change of heart i… High Times
Rick Steves To Be Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award at Cannabis Cup in Seattle
Rick Steves, the host of the popular public television series, "Rick Steves' Europe," the nationally syndicated radio show, "Travel with Rick Steves" and the author of over 50 books and travel guides, will receive the Dr. Lester Grinspoon Lifetime … High Times
Canadian Police Chiefs propose ticket System for Pot
Canada’s police chiefs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of reforming drug laws in the country. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, meeting in Winnipeg this week, wants officers to have the ability to ticket people found with 30 grams of marijuana or less. Kentville, N.S., police Chief Mark Mander, chair of the association’s drug-abuse […]
Ross Rebagliati: The High Times Interview
Canadian Ross Rebagliati became the most talked-about man in the world of sports in February 1998, when he won the very first Olympic gold medal for snowboarding — and then lost it the next morning, after the International Olympic Committee found 17.8 nanograms of mariju… High Times