This coming Election Day, nearly 20 percent of American states will vote on whether to legalize marijuana. In exactly a week, we’ll know whether Florida voters joined the legal-pot club. For the second straight election, Orlando superlawyer John Morgan has backed a massive campaign to legalize medical marijuana for patients with debilitating illnesses such as […]
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5 States Could Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use This Year – Here’s What We Know
Nearly half of the US has already legalized marijuana, for either medical or recreational use. This November, another eight states could continue the trend. Of those eight states, five have ballot initiatives that could result in outright recreational legalization. Most significantly, California could legalize recreational use – thus making the entire west coast a legal […]
What 1 Trillion Dollars And A 40 Year War Couldn’t Do
Contrary to popular belief, legalizing weed is actually slowly killing the black market for it, rather than creating drugged out criminals. As marijuana is legalized state by state, for use and cultivation, the amount that is being carried over the borders via Mexican drug cartels has drastically decreased. A recently released statistic report provided by […]
Playmate of the Year Dani Mathers on Edibles
Playboy’s 2015 Playmate of the YearDaniMatherstook a moment to discuss edibles and the marijuana industry with HIGH TIMES editor-in-chief Dan Skye during the U.S. Cannabis Cup & Carnival in San Bernardino. Read article here: High Times
Could This Be The Year Of Medical Marijuana And Decriminalization In Mexico?
Mexico could legalize certain forms of medical marijuana as well as raise the threshold for what is considered decriminalized consumer possession by the end of this year, and may begin considering licit domestic cultivation of substances including cannabis and opium, say senior officials and experts. In November 2015, Mexico’s supreme court ruled that in the […]
Legal Hemp Production Making a Comeback after 80 Year Ban
Hemp is finally beginning to make a comeback after President Obama signed a provision in the2014 farm billthat removed hemp grown for research purposes from the Controlled Substances Act. Read article here: High Times
Legal Weed Sales Outpaced Munchies Sales Last Year
Americans love their munchies, but apparently not as much as the substance that produces them. Read article here: High Times
Florida Voters Will Likely Get to Decide on Medical Marijuana This Year
Although Florida lawmakers approved an ultra-restrictive medical marijuana program two years ago, state health officials are still nowhere even close to organizing the regulatory affairs that are supposed to eventually allow the distribution of low-THC cannabis products t… Read article here: High Times
Radical Rant: 2016—The Year of Marijuana
While the 2016 presidential election has captured America’s attention, there is only one subject grabbing more headlines than whatever offensive thing Donald Trump has said this week, and that’s marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Florida: Medical Marijuana Law Misses Deadline, Nearly A Year Behind Schedule
Almost a year-and-a-half since Gov. Rick Scott and state lawmakers legalized a form of medical marijuana, the latest deadline for making it available to Floridians has gone up in smoke. Again. “I have gotten so very angry,” said Ava Pence, a Palm Beach Gardens teacher whose 9-year-old daughter, Meredith, suffers from Dravet syndrome, a severe […]