New York City’s posh Upper East Side and East Harlem are mere subway stops apart, but if you live in East Harlem and are black or Latino, you’re 112 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession, despite Mayor Bill deBlasio’scampa… Read article here: High Times
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Clinical Trials Using Cannabis-Based Drug Showing Promise For Epilepsy
Hank Kovach’s experience mirrors the recent success stories of other children with drug-resistant epilepsy. Wracked by frequent, daily seizures that delayed his brain development, the 7-year-old Chicago boy was unable to speak, learn much or even sleep without waking up in tears after an hour or two. Conventional drugs didn’t help much. But after he […]
420 Games Aim to Fight Stoner Stereotypes
Students, accountants, businessmen, housewives and many others in green T-shirts and all wearing the number 420 raced Saturday to change the stereotypical images of marijuana smokers as lazy and lethargic stoners who binge on junk food. Read article here: High Times
Colorado: Recreational Marijuana Sales Top $50 Million In June
Summer seems to bring a spike in marijuana sales in Colorado. The State Department of Revenue reports recreational pot sales during the month of June topped $ 50 million for the first time since it was legalized. Medical marijuana sales also jumped in June. That was up nearly $ 3 million from May. Tax revenues […]
OxyContin for Children is FDA Approved, While Cannabis Remains Illegal
While the federal government continues to balk at the idea of legalizing cannabis oil, even low-THC strains with minimal to no intoxication for children suffering from a variety of conditions, they apparently do not have any issue with the youth of America getting hooked … Read article here: High Times
Colorado: Polis, Entrepreneurs Discuss Hemp
The passing of Amendment 64 in 2012, which legalized hemp and marijuana in Colorado, brought hemp growers and entrepreneurs out of the shadows — where they may have already been experimenting with growing hemp — and into the experimental phase of growing industrial hemp in the state. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., who has been at […]
Colorado May Ban ‘Candy’ Name on Marijuana Treats
Edible marijuana products in Colorado may soon come labeled with a red stop sign, according to a draft of new rules released Wednesday by state marijuana regulators. The state may also ban the word "candy" from edible pot products, even if they're sweets suc… Read article here: High Times
Texas Preparing to Hire Pot Growers Despite a Non-Existent Cannabis Industry
Although the state’s attempt at launching a medicinal marijuana market is destined to provide limited opportunities for those gunning to get in on the green rush, Texas is reportedly on the verge ofhiring pot growersto produce low-THC strains of cannabis… Read article here: High Times
Ohio Will Vote on Legalizing Marijuana This November
Despite a few major snags for ResponsibleOhio in the eleventh hour, it appears Ohio voters will get to decide later this year whether the state should legalize a recreational cannabis industry. Read article here: High Times
New Report: Most Anti-Pot Claims Supported by Weak Science
The majority of the anti-pot claims that pop up in your newsfeed on a daily basis, like marijuana is as addictive as heroin, or that weed causes lower IQ points, are supported by weak science, according to a new report released by the International Centre for Science in D… Read article here: High Times