The group behind a controversial marijuana legalization initiative in Ohio has released its first statewide advertisement—and the star of the ad is a retired Cincinnati police captain. Read article here: High Times
Month: August 2015
Cannabis Users Have Lower Incidence of Bladder Cancer
Smoking tobacco puts people at an increased risk for bladder cancer, a side effect that is well known in the medical community. Doctors in California set out on an 11-year study to track cannabis and tobacco users to compare the two substances’ effects on bladder he… Read article here: High Times
Venezuela Closes Colombian Border After Clash With Smugglers
Last week, Venezuelan PresidentNicolásMaduroindefinitely closed a busy border crossing with Colombia and declared a 60-day state of emergency in several nearby towns after three soldierswere shot and wounded in an apparent clash with smuggle… Read article here: High Times
Russia Orders Wikipedia Page To Be Blocked Over Pot Reference
Russia's government agency that oversees media (Roskomnadzor)ordered a ban on Monday of a Wikipedia page because it containedinformation about cannabis. Read article here: High Times
Group Of Veterans Will Sue Colorado For Right To Use Cannabis For PTSD
Four war veterans and a victim of sexual assault sued Colorado for refusing to allow medical marijuana to be prescribed for post-traumatic stress disorder — an odd case for a state that allows marijuana to be used for fun. The plaintiffs include an Army sniper who served two tours of duty in Iraq, an 11-year […]
Radical Rant: “Legal Marijuana” Shouldn’t Mean “Only In Your Home”
Sure, marijuana may be legal in four states now, but not if you want to use it outside of your home. Read article here: High Times
How Hemp Buildings Can Change The World
If you’ve spent any time around marijuana consumers, you’ve no doubt run into the Hempster. He or she is that proponent of industrial hemp who preaches the gospel of Hemp Will Save the Planet, who reminds you at every opportunity that marijuana may be great for medicine and getting high, but the real value of […]
Scientists Working to Prevent Monsanto from Monopolizing on Cannabis Strains, But Can They Stop It?
Scientists are working to map the complete DNA structure of the cannabis plant in order to prevent major agricultural seed companies, like Monsanto, from securing exclusive patents on specific strains. Read article here: High Times
Chile Is About To Decriminalize Marijuana
With its proposed changes to Ley 20.000 (Law 20,000), Chile joins a growing list of Latin American countries decriminalizing marijuana. The initiative, which would grant Chileans the right to possess up to 10 grams of cannabis and grow up to six marijuana plants at a time, was passed in Chile’s Chamber of Deputies on July […]
HIGH TIMES Legislative Roundup: August 24
Efforts to legalize marijuana in the United States are starting to pick up once again now that summer is coming to a close. Some of the biggest news to surface last week was word that United for Care, the group attempting to get medical marijuana back on the ballot in Flo… Read article here: High […]