The California Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that would create a state bank for marijuana businesses. The measure, Senate Bill 930 (SB 930), received bipartisan support from senators, who voted 29-6 in favor of the legislation. Strict federal regulations make it difficult or impossible for most cannabis firms to make use of traditional banking services. […]
The post Will Florida’s Attorney General Become Trump’s Drug Czar? appeared first on High Times. Now that Pennsylvania Representative Tom Marino has officially withdrawn his name for consideration for drug czar of the United States, there is a lot of talk around the political water cooler about who could be next in line for a […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officials in Ohio say they don’t expect to issue the state’s first medical marijuana cultivator licenses until around November, at least a month later than growers expected. The Ohio Department of Commerce announced the timetable Thursday. It drew immediate concern from the National Cannabis Industry Association of Ohio. The association had […]
The post Man Charged After Posting Drug Deals on Facebook Live appeared first on High Times. In recent weed news, a 20-year-old Milwaukee man provided viewers of his Facebook Live with a guide on how not to sell drugs. Jeffery Kirk is facing four counts of manufacturing and delivering THC, plus four counts of possessing […]
Life insurance companies in Canada are becoming more accepting of cannabis, and many firms have stopped categorizing pot users as smokers. Joan Weir, the director of health and disability policy for the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, told the CBC that many companies are no longer penalizing light users and “have moved to a model […]
This week, we heard the news that a group of advocates for medical marijuana for autism will gather in Louisiana. LA MAMMA, Louisiana Mothers Advocating Medical Marijuana for Autism, is set to meet at the Louisiana State Capital on Thursday, April 5th. Their goal is to show support for proposed legislation that would give children […]
Drug addicts all across the United States are being turned away from rehabilitation centers specializing in this disease of plague-like proportions simply because they do not have a photo ID. A recent tale from the Associated Press shows the homeless community, which is arguably the most downtrodden sector of the American junkie culture, does not […]
The post UK Khat Ban Fails To Stop Contraband Imports appeared first on High Times. Here’s some news that should surprise nobody. UK Khat Ban Fails To Stop Contraband Imports. International efforts to suppress the trade in a psychoactive plant are failing to do so, but are jacking up the social costs of its use—which might […]
When you throw a house party, there’s always the chance things can get a little out of hand. It comes with the territory. But the guest list might have something to do with it, as celebrity pop star Demi Lovato recently discovered. Lovato started the evening planning a low-key hang. But one thing led to […]
Retail sales of cannabis will not begin in Massachusetts on July 1 as planned, it was announced this week. Steven Hoffman, chairman of the state’s Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), told local media that regulators have not yet licensed an independent testing laboratory for recreational marijuana. He said the CCC has not received any completed applications […]
