The post New Zealand to Vote on Marijuana Law Reform appeared first on High Times. It appears New Zealand could be the latest country to get in on the green rush. Per the NZ Herald, a public referendum regarding the use of legal recreational cannabis will be held prior to, or during the 2020 election, […]
The post Everything You Need To Know About The Future Of Pot In Massachusetts appeared first on High Times. The Bay State has had what has to be one of the rockiest roads to full adult-use cannabis legalization. Since voters in Massachusetts said ‘Yes’ to legalization in November 2016, legislative hangups and puritanical posturing have […]
Photo by Jesse Faatz. It’s wrong to call the opiate crisis an “epidemic.” Ucontrollable spreads of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria or Zika are epidemics. Humans can do a thing or two to slow down the pace of contagion, and it’s possible (if not a duty) to treat the afflicted, but you ultimately can’t tell a […]
It’s been a persistent urban myth among some cannabis advocates that the Declaration of Independence and its 56 signatures were written on hemp paper. Of course, that theory has been thoroughly debunked by researchers at Monticello (Thomas Jefferson’s estate), the Library of Congress and the National Archives. The final document signed by the founding fathers […]
The post Is Canada Delaying Marijuana Legalization Past July 2018? appeared first on High Times. Conservative politicians are threatening to delay Canada’s plans for legalizing recreational cannabis by holding up the passage of two instrumental bills geared towards the regulation of the plant. Canada Delaying Marijuana Legalization Bills C-45 and C-46, which deal with the […]
The post UK Parliament May Allow This Six-Year-Old To Have Medical Marijuana appeared first on High Times. After a flurry of media coverage, the UK Parliament may allow this six-year-old to have medical marijuana. The child in question is severely epileptic. His struggle has been making headlines over the past few weeks. And now, he […]
The post America Has Legalized Bad Drugs & Outlawed Good Drugs appeared first on High Times. Through its drug policy, America has legalized bad drugs and outlawed the good ones. To call the sea of change on cannabis policy underway in America “marijuana legalization” sounds nice. “Legalize it” is certainly catchy and easy to digest. But […]
As part of our 500th-issue celebration, we’re answering the single most-asked question from our growers’ mailbag. Here is the question: Can you please list all of the necessary steps I need to know from seed to harvest? (Asked, in one form or another, more than 680 times since the start of 2017.) Well, the answer […]
Photo by Dale Shirley. As of Thursday, the Oregon Health Authority is requiring that all cannabis product batches be tested for pesticides, as the state’s temporary rules governing pesticides expire and permanent rules take over. In keeping with its reputation for being the strictest state in the union when it comes pesticides, the permanent rules […]
Two Tennessee lawmakers have named a medicinal cannabis bill they are writing after President Donald Trump. Rep. Bryan Terry, R-Murfreesboro, and Sen. Steve Dickerson, R-Nashville, announced this week that they will once again attempt to pass medical marijuana legislation. They have named their new bill the Tennessee Responsible Use of Medicinal Plants Act, or TRUMP Act. […]