Sean Spicer: Trump’s DOJ Will Push for “Greater Enforcement” of Federal Law in Recreational Marijuana States Administration Suggests They Will Not Crack Down on Medical Marijuana States In a press conference today, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer strongly indicated that Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice (DOJ) will crack down on recreational marijuana programs. When […]
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Weed In The White House
Cannabis and U.S. politics have been bedfellows for as long as people have been dumping tea in harbors. George Washington made detailed notes on separating the male and female plants; Andrew Jackson wrote home often about smoking with his soldiers; and Thomas Jefferson smuggled especially potent hemp seeds out of China at the risk of […]
White House Invites Marijuana Advocates for “Bud Summit”
Members of the DC Cannabis Campaign (DCMJ), the organization responsible for staging a highly publicized White House smoke-in at the beginning of April, received an invitation this week from the Obama Administration to attend a meeting on Monday to discuss the marijuana m… Read article here: High Times
Radical Rant: When It Comes to the Drug War, I’m Thankful I’m White
This Thanksgiving Day, after 10 years working for marijuana law reform and ending the Waron Drugs, I contemplated how I’d write this Thanksgiving column, and almost everything I am thankful for boils down to one word. Read article here: High Times
Grow Q&A: My Pot Leaves Are Covered With White Dust
Have questions about growing cannabis? Our own cultivation expert, DannyDanko, is here to help with all of your marijuana grow concerns. Today's question is about white dust on leaves. Read article here: High Times
Song Premiere: White Fang’s ‘Bong Rip’
We all know the solution to a long, hard week is a hit from our favorite glass piece – that's why we're glad that LA'sWhite Fang wrote a song about it, appropriately titled "Bong Rip." Read article here: High Times
White House Confession: The War on Weed Is Racist
As more Americans learn that the origins of the War on Drugs are rooted in racism and are not necessarily in place to protect the interest of public safety, it appears the White House has decided to come clean—admitting that pot prohibition perpetuates the same leve… Read article here: High Times
The White House Responds to HIGH TIMES
Our editor-in-chief Dan Skye reached out to the White House when our August 2015 issue – featuring the President on the cover – and asked about the federal marijuana policy. To our delight, the White House officially replied. Below are the messages exchanged. Read article here: High Times
White House Lifts Research Restrictions on Medical Marijuana
Uncle Sam is finally offering researchers a more assessable approach to studying the medicinal benefits of marijuana. On Monday, the Obama Administration announced that it would no longer force the scientific community to endure some of the bureaucratic red tape that has … Read article here: High Times
Seth Rogen Threatens To ‘Smoke Weed In The White House,’ Snoop Responds
So apparently getting high in the White House (or at least saying that you did) is the new gold standard for celebrities who love weed. High Times