The Michigan court of appeals will hear the cases of two medical marijuana patients who were fired from their jobs for smoking pot legally and then denied unemployment benefits. JenineKemp, a CT scan technician who suffers from lupus, was fired in 2011 for testi… High Times
Month: March 2014
LA Top 10: Solventless Hash
We put together our rankings of the top ten in each category of competition at the Los Angeles Cannabis Cup with some stats. Check out the Top 10 Non-Solvent Hash entries from LA. High Times
Insider’s Grow: Six Tips for Growing Super Sativas
If you are new to growing indoors you may be advised to steer clear of sativa-dominant selections due to their less obedient growth habits and longer budding times versus more indica and kush dominant strain selections. High Times
Medical Cannabis Could Block H.I.V.’s Spread
On a warm summer day in Chicago at the International Cannabinoid Research Conference, hundreds of marijuana researchers were giggling. It wasn’t the groundbreaking research they’d just heard—proving the ability of THC, one of the active ingredients in marijuana, to stave off HIV (or RIV in monkeys)—that did it. Nor was it the author of the […]
Senator: Kids Will Get Handed Joints, Like Beers, If Pot Is Legal
One of the greatest challenges marijuana proponents are faced with is not changing the minds of gray haired Republicans, but it’s getting a nation of supposed “liberal” legislators to truly start thinking progressively enough to actually make a change. High Times
Feds Relent On Long-Delayed Pot For PTSD Study
Health professionals, patients, and state lawmakers are increasingly advocating for cannabis as a therapeutic option to address the stress and painful memories associated with post-traumatic trauma. Yet, to date, virtually no controlled clinical data exists assessing the … High Times
Oregon’s Youngest Medical Cannabis Patient Is Now Cancer Free
Paediatric cannabis therapy is saving children. Awareness is the most important thing at this moment. The anti-tumor effects of cannabinoids and THC have been demonstrated for quite some time now. In the 1980′s, cannabinoid receptors were discovered in the human brain, which made it obvious that our body has to synthesize something that binds to […]
The Landscape-Scarring Reality of Pot Farming
Starting about 90 miles northwest of Sacramento, an unbroken swath of national forestland follows the spine of California’s rugged coastal mountains all the way to the Oregon border. Near the center of this vast wilderness, along the grassy banks of the Trinity River’s south fork, lies the remote enclave of Hyampom (pop. 241), where, on […]
Media Blames Marijuana for Psychotic Episode
A mentally unstable woman from Tennessee intentionally drove her car through the front doors of a nearby church, jumped on the alter and then stabbed her husband because the devil said he was “worshipping the NASCAR race at Bristol.” High Times
Canada – New Marijuana Regulations Worry Medical Cannabis Users
The medicine that Valley resident Bob Davidson takes for multiple sclerosis treats all of his symptoms, has allowed him to wean himself off morphine and get out of his wheelchair and start walking again. But that medication may soon become unaffordable, putting his most effective treatment – marijuana – out of reach. Federal changes to […]