Pennsylvania officially has a fighting chance at legalizing a comprehensive medical marijuana program in 2016. Read article here: High Times
Month: April 2016
This is Your Brain on Acid: Scientists Image the Tripping Brain For the First Time Ever
For the first time in history neuroscientists have taken deep look into what happens in a brain under the effects of lysergic diethylamide, or LSD. Scientists injected volunteers with 75 micrograms of LSD and imaged their brain using three advanced techniques while they w… Read article here: High Times
Denver Council Kills Bill Limiting the Number of Marijuana Dispensaries—For Now
Denver City Council voted not to limit the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city. Read article here: High Times
Rhode Island Finally Gets a Hearing for Recreational Marijuana Bill
Marijuana advocates have been eyeballing Rhode Island for the past couple of years as being a prime candidate to become one of the first states to end prohibition by way of the state legislature, but so far lawmakers have missed every opportunity to bring this progressive… Read article here: High Times
Radical Rant: The “What About the Children” Anti-Marijuana Argument
In my last Radical Rant, we tackled the common prohibitionist argument that we shouldn’t have a “third legal drug.” Today, let’s dance with what is the most popular argument for maintaining arrests for adult marijuana smokers, the plaintive wail &l… Read article here: High Times
DEA Plans To Decide Whether To Reschedule Marijuana By Mid-Year
The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to decide whether marijuana should reclassified under federal law in “the first half of 2016,” the agency said in a letter to senators. DEA, responding to a 2015 letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and seven other Democratic senators urging the federal government to facilitate research into marijuana’s medical benefits, […]
The Perfect Pair – Peaches and Herb
Recording artist Peaches sat down with HIGH TIMES to discuss pot and the creative process, her love of karaoke and performing live while tripping on 'shrooms. Read article here: High Times
Patients and Their Families Gather in Albany to Demand Changes to New York’s Broken Medical Marijuana Law
Advocates: Too Few Patients Can Access Medicine Through the Overly Restrictive, Expensive Program Slate of Bills Would Remove Barriers to Participating in the Program and Expand Patient Access Albany – Today, dozens of advocates gathered in Albany to urge legislators to support a slate of bills that would amend the Compassionate Care Act, New York’s […]
Residents of Medical States Choose Vapes and Edibles Over Smoking
Research recently published in the International Journal of Drug Policy has found that residents of states with medical marijuana laws are more likely to vaporize or consume edibles, indicating a natural shift towards healthier alternatives to smoking as states legalize c… Read article here: High Times
Minnesota Doctor Recommends Medical Cannabis To Break Opioid Addiction
A Minnesota doctor believes medical cannabis can help those struggling with opioid addiction and prevent future overdoses. Vireo Health’s Dr. Kyle Kingsley says cannabis is not killing people like opioids and it is not as addicting. Kingsley says in order to break the addiction, it is recommended that a patient slowly weenes off opioids then […]