Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, says he was wrong to ignore marijuana’s medical potential when he wrote an opinion piece in 2009 called “Why I would Vote No on Pot.” Gupta filmed a documentary that aired on CNN on Sunday, August 11, and earlier this week wrote an editorial on CNN.com in which […]
Month: May 2014
Dallas: Synthetic Marijuana Hospitalizing Users
There have been a rash of visits to Texas emergency rooms as a result of people smoking K2 synthetic marijuana. High Times
Farmers Ask For 1,300 Acres Of Hemp
Hemp could be growing on more than 1,000 acres of Colorado farmland later this year — among the first legal grows since the 1950s. The state registration period to grow hemp — legalized along with recreational marijuana through Amendment 64 closed Thursday. Farmers applied to grow hemp on 1,273 acres. Not all applications have been […]
How Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Will Help the Sick
In the Minnesota Senate they have a fairly standard post-2010 Box Canyon-style medical marijuana law, and in the House they have a highly restricted, can-only-use-plant-if-vaporizing-with-a-nurse-present model of medical marijuana. High Times
What Happens When You Trip Alone in the Desert
Here’s an idea: Go to the desert by yourself, take LSD and then trip out for over 24 hours. That’s what Eddy Gordo did in the Thar Desert of India, and he filmed himself as well. High Times
It’s High Time For Canada To Talk Pot
Marijuana exists in a funny limbo in this country. Despite a growing number of people who feel it should be decriminalized, or outright legal – and regulated – it remains a controlled substance. And, as such, we have a multibillion-dollar industry in Canada attempting to operate under the radar of the law. Weed is grown […]
Do You Have A Light?: Joint Prank Stuns Unsuspecting Participants
How many times have you been asked for a light? More than you can could likely even if you don't smoke. That's why this guy's prank worked so well — walk up to an unsuspecting smoker, ask for a light, and pull out a little something they weren't expecting… High Times
44 Tons of Pot Seized in Tijuana
Mexico’s attorney general announced over the weekend that 44 tons (88,000 pounds) of marijuana – intended to be smuggled into the US – were seized in the Mexican border tourist town Tijuana on May 1. The AG’s office stated that the Mexic… High Times
Pot Smoking Stats Real Eye Opener
Do you smoke pot? According to stats I saw this week, 12 per cent of Ontario residents 15 and over smoked marijuana at least once over a recent 12-month period. Which is about 1.3 million Ontarians. Or about 130,000 people here in York Region. This is according to Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey for […]
PIX OF THE CROP: 05.06.14
Our favorite reader submissions. High Times