Obtaining permission from the United States government to research the potential health benefits of marijuana has proven to be a daunting task throughout the years. Even in states where weed is now legal, the DEA’s Schedule I classification of the herb prevents many… Read article here: High Times
Category: Marijuana
No Pardon for Missouri Pot Prisoner Serving Life
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declined to pardon high-profile pot prisoner JeffMizanskeywhile freeing nine other nonviolent offenders late last month. Read article here: High Times
Paypal’s Co-Founder Is Making A Major Move On Pot
Founders Fund, the $ 2 billion San Francisco venture capital firm run by Silicon Valley stars including Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of Paypal, is investing in Privateer Holdings, a marijuana company that owns several pot-related brands. Read article here: High Times
Shocking Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws On Opioid Deaths
A study found that states with medical marijuana laws had a 24.8% lower mean annualopioidoverdose mortality rate than states without medical marijuana laws. Read article here: High Times
Breaking Bud with High Maintenance
To celebrate the launch of High Maintenance onVimeo, HIGH TIMES asked co-creators Ben Sinclair andKatjaBlichfeldto invite some of their favorite people to dinner to break bread and smoke bud.HannahBos,Chris Santa Maria,Paul&… Read article here: High Times
NY’s Weedfellas: Lobbyists, Labor Unions and the Greasy Underworld of Medical Marijuana
There is bound to be some cutthroat dealings and, perhaps, even a few unfortunate souls found slumped over the steering wheel before the business end of New York’s medical marijuana program is hashed out this year. Of course, this lottery of sorts has driven a pack … Read article here: High Times
Poll: Do You Wake & Bake?
People smoke throughout the day… but first thing in the morning? What’s your opinion of waking and baking? Read article here: High Times
US Cannabis Cup Artists Announced
The U.S. Cannabis Cup in Denver is back and is bigger than ever – with THREE DAYS of 700+ vendors, three levels of VIP experiences provided byCID Entertainment, world-class musical entertainment, our heralded Awards show and the biggest 4/20 party on the PLANET! Read article here: High Times
Colorado’s “Good to Know” PSA Aims to Educate, Not Alienate
Earlier this week, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced the $ 5.7 million “Good to Know” campaign, which appears to be more of a light-hearted approach to driving home the common sense element surrounding Colorado’s cannabis … Read article here: High Times
New Restrictive Indiana Medical Pot Bill Encourages Cannabis Research
Indiana lawmakers have not been real receptive throughout the years when presented with legislation to legalize marijuana. Even measures aimed at simply decriminalizing the herb have been widely ignored and even mocked by Governor Mike Pence, who recently signed a law to … Read article here: High Times