California cannabis dispensaries are having blow-out sales in preparation for new state regulations that take effect July 1. The retailers are clearing their shelves of items that do not comply with testing, labeling, packaging, and other requirements. Businesses must destroy any product not in compliance with Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) regulations remaining on Sunday. Some […]
The post Man Busted For Disguising His Pot Plants As Bonsai Trees appeared first on High Times. Satoshi Ohashi, a 35-year old janitor living in the Higashiyodogawa Ward of Osaka, Japan, was arrested at his home last month for cultivating and selling “taima”—the Japanese word for marijuana (pronounced “tie-mah”)—which resembled bonsai trees due to his […]
Cannabis testing company Sonoma Lab Works announced recently that former Tesla executive Daniel Witt has been hired as company president and chief operating officer. The Santa Rosa, California cannabis analysis firm also announced the formation of its board of directors in a press release earlier this month. Sonoma Lab Works CEO Darius Anderson said that Witt’s […]
The United States Conference of Mayors is a non-partisan organization bringing together mayors from U.S. cities with populations above 30,000. At their annual summer meeting, Denver, Colorado mayor Michael Hancock took the lead organizing a task force, dubbed the Government for Responsible U.S. Cannabis Policy Coalition, to take everything cities have learned about legal weed […]
The use of toxic chemicals like pesticides and insecticides has long been one of the biggest dangers associated with cannabis. When growers—whether legal or illegal—use harmful chemicals it can be dangerous for the local environment and for whoever ends up smoking the weed. Now, it looks like this could be a bigger problem than ever […]
The post Melania Trump Hosted An Opioid Abuse Discussion appeared first on High Times. With rampant abuse of heroin, OxyContin and other similar drugs reaching epidemic levels in the United States, First Lady Melania Trump hosted an opioid abuse discussion in the White House this week in an effort to combat the rampant rise of […]
The first-ever release from High Times Records is getting a reissue. Featuring deep cuts from some of the biggest names in marijuana and music, Smoke Signals: Music from the Mother Plant is an exclusive double-disc vinyl LP. Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Ziggy Marley, and other herb-loving heavyweights make Smoke Signals a must-have for anyone who […]
The post 24-Year-Old Launches His 4th CBD Store In 8 Months appeared first on High Times. Toronto native Cody Coulson is taking the Canadian cannabis scene by storm. This year marks the opening of another Stop & Smell the Roses cannabis boutique as this 24-year-old launches his 4th CBD store in 8 months. Perfectly poised […]
The post Radical Rant: NFL Displays Pink Ribbons, Rejects Green Solutions appeared first on High Times. It’s October, that month I dread as a football fan, because the teams and the referees will be adorning their uniforms and fields with shocks of bright pink, representing support for the fight against breast cancer. It’s not that […]
We are well into marijuana legalization here in Colorado. Throughout the state, we have marijuana dispensaries in virtually every city and small town. Weed hotels, dab bars, bud and breakfasts, social clubs and now a party bus named Loopr that cruises the city while chauffeuring around patrons as they get high and socialize. The bus […]