Marijuana dispensaries characterize it as a bit of a gold rush: the sudden swarm of thousands of people from in and out of Colorado trying to get into the state’s new recreational marijuana industry. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Month: May 2014
Activist Pressure Forces O.penVAPE to Abandon Workplace Drug Testing
In mid-April, O.penVAPE, a company that makes a cannabis vaporizer that took Second Place for Best Product at the most recent HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup Denver, shocked the marijuana community by crowing about its new workplace drug testing policy. Now, thanks to coordinated… High Times
4 Steps That Will Help Legalize Medical Marijuana in NY
We still have a ways to go before medical marijuana will be legal in New York State, but this is a huge step forward for patients with serious and debilitating conditions. High Times
What Are The Folks At Velveeta Smoking?
Is Velveeta’s social media manager smoking some of the good stuff? This week, Uproxx and then Jezebel took note of the cheese product’s Instagram weirdness, so we checked it out and boy, it sure does seem like some good old-fashioned stoner humor. High Times
Official Support: Assemblyman Steve Katz (R-NY)
Does the government support legalization? Each week, Official Support profiles lawmakers that are publicly weighing in on weed. High Times
Seth Rogen and Snoop Dogg Get Stoned
Seth Rogen and Snoop Dogg lend each other a helping hand. High Times
State of New Mexico Proposes New Medical Cannabis Program Rules; Program Becomes Less Transparent and Accountable to Patients
Patients, Drug Policy Alliance Re-Launch Campaign Asking the Governor and Secretary of Health to Postpone Rule Hearing and Go Back to the Drawing Board to Include Stakeholders in Their Process Rural Patients and Veterans are Concerned They Will Lose Access to Medical Cannabis SANTA FE, NM – Late last Friday the New Mexico Department of […]
StonerVision: Hero Cat or Jimmy Kimmel Prank?
By now you've most likely seen the seemingly too crazy to be real video footage of a young boy's cat saving him from a vicious dog attack — but do you believe it? Conveniently placed security cameras? Tiger-like house cat defense maneuver? You tell us: was it as … High Times
Marijuana Legalization in Uruguay
May 22, 2014 PDF View the fact sheet. No In December 2013, Uruguay became the first country in the world to fully legalize the production, sale and consumption of marijuana for personal use. This document is a summary of the key provisions of the law. Drug Policy Alliance – Medical Marijuana
NSA Blurring the Lines Between Wars on Terror and Drugs
The steady drip of leaks from the fugitive National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden continue to reveal the magnitude to which our own government’s spy agencies are snooping on Americans and the world. High Times