The post DPA Reform Conference Day 1: Decrim Takes Root in the South appeared first on High Times. I’m in Atlanta at the Omni Hotel at the CNN Center for the biennial Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) International Reform Conference. My red-eye flight hadn’t even finished taxiing to the gate Wednesday morning when my social media […]
Oregon, Illinois, California and other states with legal marijuana seek summit with Jeff Sessions. Recently, the federal government suspended the policy preventing the DEA from going after marijuana businesses in states where weed is legal. And infamously anti-marijuana Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a big part of the Trump administration’s agenda. Who Asked to Meet With […]
The post Duterte Backtracks On Drug War De-Escalation —Surprise! appeared first on High Times. In a move that shocks absolutely no one, Rodrigo Duterte backtracks on drug war de-escalation. This comes only a few weeks after he stated that he would employ measures to decrease violence in the country—violence that has escalated due to his […]
The post California Cracking Down on Illegal Marijuana Businesses appeared first on High Times. Even with recreational weed fully legal in California, illegal marijuana businesses continue to thrive throughout the state. And authorities are not putting up with it anymore. According to reports coming out of The Golden State, authorities are beginning to respond to […]
Get ready to get accredited—the Cannabliss Retreats starts September 28! This year’s five-day retreat (September 28 – October 2) will feature the cannabis certification program KANNA-KARE. KANNA-KARE is the first and leading standardization certification program that educates patients, doctors and industry professionals about cannabis-based medicine. Developed by Dr. Ira Price, a leader and expert in […]
The post Is The United Kingdom Being Flooded With High Potency Cannabis? appeared first on High Times. Even though the consumption of cannabis has fallen in the UK in recent years, weed is still the most popular illegal drug there. But it’s not the number of people using cannabis that’s triggering a new round of […]
BY KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA AND DAKE KANG ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prisons fail to meet international standards, with inmates routinely shackled, stuffed into overcrowded cells and forced to work in harsh conditions, an international human rights group said Tuesday. Thailand also has the highest incarceration rate in Southeast Asia, jailing 425 out of every […]
The post ‘Budtender Fight Club’ Is Here To Train Cannabis Employees appeared first on High Times. While Nevada is poised to become one of the leading legal cannabis markets in the nation, raking in a whopping $27 million during its first month of recreational sales, the big dogs of the industry are reportedly struggling to […]
An L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy and his two accomplices will appear in federal court on Friday facing charges for armed robbery and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. All three are currently behind bars awaiting trial. But the charges don’t begin to tell the story of how the robbery went down. Posing as a narcotics […]
Stephen Sweeney, New Jersey Senate President and co-sponsor of an ambitious bill to expand medical cannabis access and legalize marijuana for adult use, told reporters that he expects the state Senate to hold a vote on legalizing cannabis as early as September. But exactly what lawmakers will be voting on is still unclear. The current […]