Published: Sep 27, 2017, 1:14 pm • Updated: Sep 27, 2017, 1:14 pm By The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Authorities in Bexar County are seeking to divert misdemeanor offenders, including those found with marijuana, away from jail and instead receive a citation similar to a traffic ticket. District Attorney Nico LaHood and other county […]
At a national summit on police efforts to address the United States’ opioid epidemic, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams spoke about the need for further scientific and medical research on cannabis. In response to a question about the U.S. Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Adams called for a review of the way the government schedules different […]
Derek Mercury, owner of Jeffersonville, Vermont-based Maple Plus, says simple is better. “It’s a very simple product,” he says of the enhanced maple sugar that became available on April 20 of this year. “There’s just two ingredients.” Those ingredients: maple sugar derived from Vermont pure maple syrup and cannabidiol (CBD), one of the chemical components […]
The post Greece Gears Up To Approve Medical Marijuana Program appeared first on High Times. As Greece gears up to approve medical marijuana program, many are hoping the foreign investment in legal weed can help dig the country out of its financial problems. Greece’s economy has been in a downward trend for the past several […]
Rolling out a massive project like federal cannabis legalization is bound to have a few hiccups along the way. And since Canada legalized weed on October 17, there have already been at least a few setbacks. Most recently, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) mislabelled the THC content of some of its products. Mislabeled Flower Consumers […]
These days, Jeff Sessions isn’t the only one against the herb. At an Irish Medical Organization conference, a psychiatrist says cannabis should be banished from the planet. Here’s why this psychiatrist says you should be wary of medical marijuana, never mind getting high. What The Psychiatrist Said At the Irish Medical Organization conference in Killarney, Dr. Matthew Sadlier, […]
The post Outdoor Marijuana Growing For Beginners appeared first on High Times. Are you a novice cannabis cultivator looking for a guide to outdoor marijuana growing? Or maybe you’re an old pro indoors, looking to take your plants outdoors. Well, you’re in luck. High Times Cultivation Editor Nico Escondido answers all of your grow questions […]
Published: Oct 16, 2017, 9:13 am • Updated: Oct 16, 2017, 9:41 am By Lenny Bernstein and Scott Higham, The Washington Post In April 2016, at the height of the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, Congress effectively stripped the Drug Enforcement Administration of its most potent weapon against large drug companies suspected of spilling […]
Published: Nov 16, 2017, 9:55 am • Updated: Nov 16, 2017, 1:45 pm By Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press Detroit — Not all is bliss for Michigan’s marijuana activists and stoners — drug busts of pot growers and their criminal trials haven’t let up — yet marijuana is having a good year here, and a […]
Published: Mar 9, 2017, 6:36 pm • Updated: Mar 9, 2017, 6:40 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Colorado legislation to add PTSD as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana is headed to the full House. Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont, who co-sponsored the bill with Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, said he anticipates “a bumpy […]
