On Wednesday, security forces in Honduras carried out raids on suspectednarco-gangsafe houses at various locations, bringing out helicopters and heavyweapons, and placing residential neighborhoods under siege. Read article here: High Times
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Turkish Forces Seize 13 Tons of Marijuana off the Coast of Libya
Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish forces, acting on a tip, have conducted an operation on a Bolivian-flagged ship in international waters off the coast of Libya and seized 13 tons of marijuana. It was Turkey's first anti-narcotics operation in internatio… Read article here: High Times
California’s ReformCA Joins Forces with Sean Parker to Legalize Weed in 2016
While it was predicted early on that a marijuana initiative assembled by the Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform (ReformCA) was the best chance California had at legalizing a recreational cannabis market in next year’s election, it appears the materialization of a … Read article here: High Times
Maine Initiatives Join Forces to Bring Down Prohibition, Other States Should Take Note
Two marijuana advocacy groups working to make Maine one of the next states to legalize a recreational cannabis industry have decided—rather than continue to fight over semantics—to form a wicked alliance in an effort to get one solid initiative on the ballot i… Read article here: High Times
Peru: Protests Erupt as US Military Forces Arrive for Anti-Drug Mission
Without fanfare in either country, some 3,000 U.S. troops are now arriving in Peru for an anti-drug "training mission. The troops have embarked, along with several cargo planes, on the USS George Washington—sparking street protests in Lima. Read article here: High Times
Reefer Rambos: Indiana Enlists Military Forces to Uproot Cannabis Plants
While parts of the United States are now generating millions of tax dollars from the sale of marijuana to put toward the betterment of their communities, Indiana continues to waste valuable resources to aggressively eradicate pot plants from Hoosier soil—all at the … Read article here: High Times
Cannabusiness: Market Forces Can Be Good for the Environment
As California moves to clean up – and prevent – environmental damage caused by guerrilla grow sites, especially on public lands, consumers are beginning to demand that their product is grown and processed responsibly. Read article here: High Times
Albania: Armed Forces Battle Marijuana Growers
Hundreds of Albanian police, backed by armored vehicles, stormed the southern village of Lazarat June 16 after cannabis growers apparently fired machine-guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades at officers sent in on a drug raid. High Times
Activist Pressure Forces O.penVAPE to Abandon Workplace Drug Testing
In mid-April, O.penVAPE, a company that makes a cannabis vaporizer that took Second Place for Best Product at the most recent HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup Denver, shocked the marijuana community by crowing about its new workplace drug testing policy. Now, thanks to coordinated… High Times