August 6, 2015 PDF View the fact sheet. No The Drug Policy Alliance supports S. 683 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which would affirm the right of states to set their own medical marijuana policies, reschedule medical marijuana to Schedule II, enable access to CBD oil, allow banks to provide financial […]
Month: August 2015
What is CO2 Oil?
As cannabis connoisseurs seek higher purity and greater quality, previously obscure extraction methods have come into vogue for making different, and better, cannabis concentrates. One such method is supercritical fluid extraction, used for making so-called “CO2 oil… Read article here: High Times
PIX OF THE CROP: 08.05.15
Our favorite reader submitted photos for the week of August 5, 2015. Read article here: High Times
9 Ganja Gadgets Every Stoner Dorm Room Needs
As a HIGH TIMES reader, we’re going to assume that you’re already in possession of some basic smoking necessities: pipes, bongs, grinders, lighters, weed, etc. Honestly, you don’t need much more to have an amazingly smoky college experience. But if you&r… Read article here: High Times
Electric Sunshine: Lighting for Marijuana Grow, Pt 1
The grower’s guide to today’s newest lighting technologies. Read article here: High Times
Researchers Find Connection Between Extreme Sports and Pot
Researchers in Marseilles, France have substantiated what we all suspected, cannabis use is strongly associated with the so-called sliding sports: surfing, windsurfing, skiing, sailing and of course, snowboarding. A lot of athletes that practice these sports may do it for… Read article here: High Times
Federal Lawmakers Demand DOJ Investigate Continued War on Medical Marijuana
Although the federal government implied that it had “ended the war against medical marijuana,” in 2014 with the passing of a omnibus spending bill, the true meaning of this three-legged amendment has been swimming for dear life in a cesspool of skewed perspect… Read article here: High Times
Industrial Hemp Focus Of University Field Day
The agronomic and economic potential of industrial hemp, as well as the legal issues surrounding its production, will be the focus of a Purdue Extension field day Aug. 25. Hemp, one of the world’s oldest cultivated crops, was once an important source of oilseed and fiber in the United States, where the hemp industry flourished […]
Jeff Mizanskey: Marijuana Lifer Scheduled for First Parole Hearing
JeffMizanskey—the Missouri inmate who has become the poster child for sentencing reform in regard to the offense of marijuana possession—is scheduled this week for his first parole hearing since receiving a life sentence with no possibility for an early … Read article here: High Times
Drones Now Delivering Medical Marijuana In California
A company near San Francisco has come up with a novel way to deliver bitcoin-purchased marijuana, via drone. Trees, which claims to sell the “highest quality” medicinal cannabis to people holding a medical recommendation, accepts payments in bitcoin alongside traditional payment methods such as cash, online bank transfer and credit cards. A spokesperson for the […]