With Washingtonians eagerly awaiting the opportunity to purchase newly legalized pot, the state Liquor Control Boarddecided to delayestablishing official regulations for licenses that must be obtained for cultivating, processing, or selling recreational cannab… High Times
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Medical Cannabis Industry Nationwide Update
Medical marijuana wars continue in California, a Michigan town gets intrusive, Nevada prepares to rake in the dough from dispensaries, and Washington patients organize in the face of legalization. Let’s get to it: Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
SWAT Team Raids Organic Farm Looking for Pot, Confiscates Sunflowers
The owners of the Garden of Eden, a small organic farm in Arlington, Texas, are requesting an apology from local police who conducted a 10-hour SWAT raid in the name of the war on drugs. Police found no weed during the August 2 incident, instead seizing "17 blackberr… High Times
Oregon Legalizes Marijuana Dispensaries
Governor John Kitzhaber signed a bill on Wednesday giving the state authority to license stores selling marijuana. The governor said he has two main goals — to ensure overall safety and to allow patients safe access. The law gives the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) power … High Times
These Are The 9 Reasons That Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, says he was wrong to ignore marijuana’s medical potential when he wrote an opinion piece in 2009 called “Why I would Vote No on Pot.” Gupta filmed a documentary that aired on CNN on Sunday, August 11, and earlier this week wrote an editorial on CNN.com in which he admitted that the research […]
Cops Offer Free Doritos at Seattle Hempfest
Stoners are likely to ignore a leaflet being handed to them, but most will gladly accept a free bag of salty snacks. This weekend at SeattleHempfest, the largest pro-pot rally in the world, police are hoping to capitalize on the munchies to educate marijuana lovers … High Times
Mechanic Uses Twitter to Find Pot, Gets Fired
A mechanic working for the Canadian auto-maintenance chain “Mr. Lube” in the Toronto suburb of Vaughan was fired on Tuesday after expressing his desire to score some weed on Twitter. During his shift the mechanic, using the Twitter handleSunith… High Times
Free Weed: Episode 41
Welcome to episode 41 ofHIGH TIMES Presents Free Weed from DannyDanko. Danny and Mike recap the past few weeks in the world of weed and then introduce the live recording of the cultivation panel at the3rdannual San Francisco Medical Cannabis Cup. … High Times
Yayo Submarine: Life and Death on a Cocaine-Smuggling Submersible
Cocaine and weed shipments are now entering the United States from Central and South America via semi-submersible narco subs. High Times reports on the development and interviews three drug smugglers about the new mode of transport. High Times
HUGE: Sanjay Gupta Apologizes for Anti-Marijuana Stance, Slams DEA
In a commentary on cnn.com, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta endorsed medical marijuana — and apologized for not doing so sooner: Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz