The Journal of Neuroscience recently published a study linking recreational marijuana use to subtle changes in brain structure. The researchers, led by Jodi Gilman of Massachusetts General Hospital, identified increased gray matter density in the left nucleus accumbens and some bordering areas. The study was fine, but the media coverage was abysmal. Reporters overstated the […]
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New Mexico Considers Alzheimer’s for Medical Marijuana Program
Last week New Mexico’s advisory board for the state’s medical marijuana program unanimously voted to add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of qualifying conditions for treatment by medical cannabis. If approved by the state’s Secretary of … High Times
Soma’s 5 Tips For Growing Marijuana
I recently had the chance to visit Soma at his house in Amsterdam. I've had the pleasure of knowing Soma for more than 15 years, and he was the first person to show me how to hand-trim buds when I first moved to the Netherlands. I thought it would be interesting to ge… High Times
Cops Planting Marijuana to Test Drug Dogs?
The use of drug dogs — K-9 officers — to smell illegal contraband has long been a tool in the cops’ arsenal to bypass the protections of the 4th Amendment and search citizens’ cars at a roadside traffic stop.Now damning testimony from an Illinois polic… High Times
Feds to Deny Water to Washington Marijuana Growers?
Some of Washington’s recently licensed marijuana grow operations have already begun to put the first wave of the state’s legal weed into the ground. However, these newfound cultivation centers are nervous about not having a sufficient enough water supply to br… High Times
Colorado Veterans Suffering From PTSD Denied Legal Marijuana in Colorado
Veterans With PTSD Who Use Legal Marijuana in Colorado Can Lose VA Medical Care and Benefits Legislation to Add PTSD As Qualifying Condition for Medical Marijuana Rejected By Colorado Legislature DENVER – Yesterday, a bill failed to pass the Colorado House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs committee that would have added post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) […]
Washington Bans Collective Medical Marijuana Gardens
A recent ruling by the Washington State Court of Appeals in Cannabis Action Coalition v. City of Kent has declared collective medical marijuana gardens illegal because they can only consist of registered medical marijuana patients and Washington State has no medical marij… High Times
Today: Patients and Caregivers from Across State Travel to Albany to Urge Legislature to Pass Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation
Compassionate Care Act Would Establish Tightly Controlled and Regulated Access to Medical Marijuana to Relieve Suffering in New York Patients and Family Members from Across NY Available for Interviews Albany – Today, the first day the legislature resumes it session following their spring recess, nearly two dozen patients, families, caregivers and healthcare providers from across […]
Leaked Uruguay Document Spells New Rules For Marijuana
Uruguay's president,José Mujica, had asked that no details be leaked before the official publish date, but last week the world found out the new regulations. High Times
Are Former Deputies Planting Weapons at Marijuana Dispensaries?
The crooked spine of American law enforcement has reared its head once again in Los Angeles County. Prosecutors there have accused two former sheriff’s deputies of planting weapons at a medical marijuana dispensary in an attempt to establish grounds for an arrest. High Times