Pot grown outdoors in California could become much more potent as climate change and drought continue to wreak havoc on the state's fragile ecosystems. Read article here: High Times
Tag: Marijuana
Radical Rant: Banning Condoms, a Medical Marijuana Analogy
What if condoms and other items were restricted and regulated in the same ways marijuana is, differing state to state, and causing nothing but more red tape? Russ Belville takes us through the scenario. Read article here: High Times
One Marijuana Regulation To Rule Them All? Washington State Consolidates Marijuana
Ever since the passage of the Washington state recreational marijuana initiative I-502, activists, those with marijuana business interests and the state have been in a fierce and growingly contentious battle to bring the medical industry under some kind of regulation. After July 2014, when the recreational market actually became transactional, most officials began to advocate […]
Morgan Freeman’s Argument for Marijuana Legalization is Spot-On
Morgan Freeman's calm yet authoritative voice has unabashedly joined the fight for federal marijuana reform. Read article here: High Times
Czech Republic: Million Marijuana March Draws 5,000 Supporters
Some 5,000 mainly young people took part in the Million Marijuana March 2015 in the center of Prague for the legalization of cannabis growing. The police imposed several fines for marijuana possession and smoking on the spot, but no incidents accompanied the march, the police patrol commander told the Czech News Agency. The march started […]
Texas Could Legalize Recreational Marijuana in 2015
While a recent proposal aimed at establishing a taxed and regulated cannabis market in the state of Texas seemed to be more of a long shot than a three-legged horse coming out of the gate ass first, the motion managed to win the approval of a key legislative committee ear… Read article here: High Times
Marijuana Is Not, Repeat Not, A Gateway Drug
With states legalizing marijuana by popular vote, some politicians, including Boston mayor Marty Walsh and New Jersey governor Chris Christie, are still calling marijuana a gateway drug. The gateway theory argues that because heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine users often used marijuana before graduating to harder drugs, it must be a “gateway” to harder drug use. […]
Puerto Rico: Governor Just Legalized Medical Marijuana
In a surprise move, Puerto Rico’s Governor Alejandro García Padilla signed an executive order legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. territory. The order, which was heavily debated in Puerto Rico since 2013 but never put to a public vote, went into immediate effect. The Caribbean island joins 23 other U.S. states in […]
Cannabusiness: Seamless for Medical Marijuana Delivery Is Here
GreenRush, a San Mateo-based startup, is debuting an online platform that allows patients to search for products in nearby dispensaries based on their current location or by entering a specific address Read article here: High Times
Puerto Rico Rejects Smoking Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes
Smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes will not be allowed in Puerto Rico, but cannabis derivatives could be consumed in other ways, government officials said Tuesday as they provided more details on the governor's weekend executive order on cannabis use. Read article here: High Times