Patients using medical marijuana to control chronic pain reported a 64 percent reduction in their use of more traditional prescription pain medications known as opioids, a University of Michigan study finds. The 185 patients from a medical marijuana dispensary in Ann Arbor also reported fewer side effects from their medications and a 45-percent improvement in […]
Month: March 2016
Radical Rant: Legalizing Las Vegas Cost Patients Their Home Grow
Nevada already has a marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot for 2016. Unfortunately, that legalization promises up front to allow for home grow rights, but tucked into its penalties section is the same 25-mile halo rule currently being applied to medical marijuan… Read article here: High Times
Science Backs Medical Cannabis, Just Look To Israel
Iowans have been fed a lot of misinformation about medical cannabis by the Partnership for Drug Free Iowa [Iowans should trust science in marijuana debate, March 16]. Science did not make cannabis illegal, politics did. I was recently at the Canna Tech Cannabis Innovation Summit in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel. Israel has been a […]
From Porn to Pot: Hustler’s Larry Flynt Invests in Legal Cannabis Industry
HustlerMagazine publisher LarryFlynt, the legendary and ultra-controversial First Amendment defender, has reached into the business end of his multi-million dollar piggy bank of porn to invest in a publicly traded cannabis firm called Pineapple Express. Read article here: High Times
4 Signs The Marijuana Industry Will Keep Growing At A Lightning Pace Across The US
Marijuana is going mainstream fast, and so is the marijuana industry. In a time of sluggish growth, the pot business is bursting with energy. It’s a weird mix of righteous exhilaration at the victory of the weed over the dark forces of repression (at least in some places) and people walking around with dollar signs […]
Grow Hack: Avoid Burrowing Pests Humanely
Burrowing rodents such as gophers, voles or moles can disrupt a garden by building mounds, digging tunnels and even feeding off of cannabis roots and trunks. Learn how you can keep these underground critters away naturally to avoid constructing labor-intensive underground… Read article here: High Times
Colorado Unveils First Industrial Hemp Certification Labels In US
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has unveiled a new program that’s a first for the country, reports Westword.com. Under Colorado’s seed certification program, the state will tag hemp seeds with a “CDA Approved Certified Seed” label. The new certification aims to give the industrial hemp industry and its farmers more credibility. Similar labels are already […]
High Buy: High & Mighty Herbal Infuser
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Dan Skye’s View: Pot Portraits
There's an old saying: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." In this new photo gallery, editor-in-chief Dan Skye updates the adage: "Beauty is in the eye of the bud holder!" Read article here: High Times
Please Join Us In Welcoming Our New Sponsor Speedee Trim
Please join us in welcoming our new sponsor Speedee Trim to our mission of spreading Cannabis Awareness to the world. 420 Magazine exists so that you can fully appreciate the cannabis plant and interact with thousands of like-minded individuals around the world, sharing and gaining knowledge with us in our endeavor to end prohibition. We […]