A recent research review found that medical marijuana may be effective at reducing chronic nerve pain, known as neuropathy, common among diabetes sufferers. Dr. Sachin Patel of the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital in Nashville said the findings on MMJ and neuropathy “fit generally well with what we know.” In the second research review, both of which […]
Marijuana has been fighting to make its way into mainstream acceptance since, well, as long as anyone alive can remember. That fight moved one round closer to completion with the election of Jake Salazar, CEO of MMJ America, to the board of directions for the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The appointment is a positive […]
This past weekend, we traveled abroad to the Netherlands for this year’s Amsterdam Cannabis Cup. The competition brought attention to dozens of hard-working and inspiring people—growers, innovators, and company owners. Here are the seed companies that are the winners of the 2018 Amsterdam Cannabis Cup: Hash 1st Place: Gelato 41 by Field Extracts x Connected Cannabis 2nd Place: Headbanger […]
The post The Misleading Campaign For Marijuana Legalization In New York appeared first on High Times. Are you hoping to vote for marijuana legalization in New York? Don’t get too excited. Restrict & Regulate New York (RRNY) is seeking to legalize recreational marijuana in the Empire State, but the campaign has made misleading claims and […]
The post Pot Farmer Could Become New Zealand’s First Saint appeared first on High Times. Suzanne Aubert, a French-born woman who spent 60 years working as a Catholic nun in New Zealand, could soon become New Zealand’s first saint. After a 20-year campaign to bestow the sainthood on a woman Pope Francis has described as […]
This feature was published in the March 2018 issue of High Times magazine. Subscribe right here. Dr. Mitch Earleywine, the author of Understanding Marijuana and The Parents’ Guide to Marijuana, dishes on whether marijuana can help your sex drive, weed in the workplace, and prejudice against pot smokers. I know there was research years ago, but I wonder if there […]
Cannabis retailer MedMen is facing a class action lawsuit from former employees who say the company has committed multiple violations of labor laws. The suit was filed on November 16 in California Superior Court in Los Angeles against two MedMen subsidiaries, Manlin I and DT Fund II Group, according to a report from Marijuana Business Daily. The […]
Photo by Chewberto420. One of the confounding problems with legalizing marijuana is that we must do it in an incremental fashion. Oh, sure, it’s theoretically possible for the attorney general or president to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act or for Congress to do the same through legislation. But even then, there would remain […]
The post TV Travel Guide Rick Steves Advocates For Legal Weed appeared first on High Times. Rick Steves, who is most famous for his PBS travel show Rick Steves’ Europe, has been a staunch supporter of cannabis legalization for some time now. His widespread advocacy was on full display on Tuesday, when the television travel […]
The post DPA Reform Conference Day 2: Why Aren’t We Reforming Alcohol? appeared first on High Times. The most valuable thing you acquire from attending the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) biennial International Reform Conference is knowledge from outside your comfort zone. Especially in this age of Facebook News Feeds tailored to spoon-feed us those opinions […]