Texas law enforcement agencies are now blaming Bigfoot for their inability to track down the culprits behind an illegal marijuana cultivation site in the northeast portion of the state. Read article here: High Times
Month: September 2015
A Mother’s Fight For Medical Marijuana Helped Save This Child From Cancer
On September 30, 2012, Sierra Riddle’s life was turned upside down when her 2-year-old son, Landon, was diagnosed with Leukemia and given an 8 to 10 percent chance to live past the next 24 to 48 hours. “It was the absolute most terrifying day of my life,” Riddle wrote on Landon’s blog. For the next […]
Grow Q&A: Can I Cure My Pot Harvest in Paper Bags?
Have questions about growing cannabis? Our own cultivation expert, DannyDanko, is here to help with all of your marijuana grow concerns. Today's question is about drying your harvest in paper bags. Read article here: High Times
Australia: Cannabis Cultivation Trial Set For Victoria
Victoria is set to grow its own marijuana to help legally treat people with a range of serious medical conditions. In an Australian first, the Andrews government is preparing to announce a cannabis “cultivation trial”, potentially clearing the way for a state-based medicinal cannabis oil industry. The controversial move follows a promise by Daniel Andrews […]
HIGH TIMES Legislative Roundup: September 14
It was another exciting week in the world of marijuana legalization across the United States. Some of the biggest news to surface comes from California, where legislators, in the11thhour, approved several bills for the purpose of regulating the state’s n… Read article here: High Times
Hemp Homes Could Hit New High
The Declaration of Independence was drafted on paper made from it. Henry Ford built car parts with it. George Washington grew it. Now, as more farmers are allowed to harvest this multi-purpose plant, hemp might see a new heyday – in homes. The United States is rolling out a come-back mat for an ancient leaf […]
Radical Rant: Prohibitionist’s Headline Lies About Data on Teen Pot Use
The latest data from the National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH) has been released for 2014. This is one of the federal government’s two prime databases for evaluating American drug use and mental health indices. Read article here: High Times
Study Shows That Teen Cannabis Use Has Not Increased With Legalization
Teen marijuana use held steady in 2014, the first year that marijuana was legally available for purchase in the US states of Washington and Colorado, according to just-released numbers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Many opponents of legalisation have warned that legal weed would lead to a spike in the […]
Group Proposes Changes to MMJ Law in NYC, Offering Weed for $1 Gram
The half-assed nature of the medical marijuana program that New York promises to have up and running at the beginning of 2016 isn’t enough to appease the majority of patients who will suffer a lack of access under the state’s heavily regulated scheme. To comba… Read article here: High Times
How An Unlikely Coalition Of Family, Activists And More Freed Jeff Mizanskey
At 1:30 a.m. on September 1, Jeff Mizanskey woke up in his prison cell at the Jefferson City Correctional Center after a brief nap. The 62-year-old had been in prison for nearly 22 years. But in six hours, he would be a free man. He couldn’t fall back asleep. The seconds ticked by slowly. Guards […]