The post GOP Congressman Wants to Help Businesses Sell Weed appeared first on High Times. Opposition to cannabis legalization often comes from the Republican side of the aisle. And when Republican politicians decide to break ranks and advocate for legal weed, they usually make their case from the business side of things. After all, legal […]
On November 1, the United Kingdom legalized medical cannabis treatments. Adult use, however, remains under prohibition. And as happens in many cases when cannabis legalization is both popular and desired but barred by prohibition, interest is rapidly growing in the next best thing: cannabidiol, or CBD. Despite the prohibition on cannabis, hemp CBD products are […]
The post UFC Champion Conor McGregor Spotted In Amsterdam Weed Cafe appeared first on High Times. UFC legend and trash talking extraordinaire Conor McGregor has been making headlines recently for a possible re-match with retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. under MMA rules. But until anything becomes official, it looks like the champ will continue to enjoy […]
The post Huge Spike in Babies Born Addicted to Drugs—And It’s Not Marijuana appeared first on High Times. The United States’ opioid epidemic continues to spiral out of control. So much so, that drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death of Americans under 50. There doesn’t seem to be a single area of […]
The post California’s Legal Weed Market Is 6 to 18 Months Behind Schedule appeared first on High Times. There’s less than 90 days until California’s January 1, 2018 deadline to make adult-use cannabis sales legal, but don’t expect long lines and green fireworks like we saw in Nevada on July 1, 2017. Many cannabis regulators […]
Malaysia remains a potentially dangerous place to engage in anything related to medical marijuana. And that includes distributing it free of charge to patients who could benefit from it. Just last week, a man was sentenced to death for giving medical grade cannabis oils to patients in need. Death Sentence For Distributing Medical Marijuana On […]
For anyone who has ever toyed with such a lunatic notion as feeding an animal high-powered drugs like cocaine, the latest tale out of the United Kingdom should be considered a warning. Speed has the power to turn man’s best friend into a blood thirsty fiend. A report from the Guardian indicates that a Staffordshire […]
The post France’s President Blasted Over Marijuana Joke appeared first on High Times. France’s president blasted over marijuana joke at the hands of his political nemesis. Cannabis isn’t only a hot-button issue in the United States. It’s a controversial topic overseas, too. And some politicians are milking it for all it’s worth. France’s President Emmanuel […]
A bill to legalize adult cannabis use and establish a regulated retail industry in New Jersey has made it out of committee after state lawmakers in both the Assembly and the Senate voted yesterday to advance the measure. The vote came at the end of a contentious, day-long public hearing on the bill that attracted […]
Statistics Canada, the organization behind Canada’s census and hundreds of other crowdsourced data collection programs, is predicting that the country’s legal cannabis sales could reach as high as $1.02 billion from the commencement of the retail market on October 17 through the end of the year. StatCan derived its Q4 estimates from census population data […]