In 2016, a wide majority of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment legalizing medical cannabis. Two years later, the Florida Department of Health is still dragging its feet on implementing the law. Floridians are growing impatient. They don’t just want the state to follow through on medical cannabis, however. They also want marijuana legal for […]
San Francisco as we know it has been split into two halves of the same whole. On one side, there’s “Old” San Francisco, a town with a history of art and activism that stems back to the Beat Generation and, later, the hippie movement. “New” San Francisco is represented by tech innovation, remarkable growth, and […]
The post Man Arrested After Cross-Border Zip Line Drug Smuggling Attempt appeared first on High Times. Not every cross-border smuggling attempt makes headlines. But coming up with an inventive and daring approach can get you your 15 minutes of fame—or, infamy—and possibly many more minutes behind bars. Here’s an excellent example: a zip line drug […]
A dispute at a cannabis farm run by a local Rastafarian church in California’s Yuba County escalated to a shootout on Tuesday, leaving one suspect dead and two sheriff’s deputies wounded. The outburst of violence brought dozens of law enforcement officers from across the region, the Sacramento Bee reported. It apparently began when police responded to reports of a […]
There is less than five months until California’s January 1 deadline to regulate adult use cannabis. Not only is the state scrambling to write regulations for the industry, but some cities are looking into creating municipal banks that would allow cannabusinesses to have accounts and take out loans. On July 25, City Council president of Los […]
Megan Stone, founder of cannabis retail design firm High Road Studio, has been a medical cannabis user for over a decade. Yet when she first began visiting dispensaries in California, she rarely found herself feeling comfortable or welcomed. These shops just weren’t catering to her, a woman who was far from the stoner stereotypes society […]
BY KRISTENA HANSEN ASSOCIATED PRESS SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers worried about a nationwide crackdown on legal marijuana under President Donald Trump’s administration are rushing to protect the personal information of pot customers in case federal agents try to seize it. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is taking one of the first direct state […]
For a while now, I’ve been writing about our attorney general, the former Alabama senator named after two traitors, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III. I’ve got all sorts of nicknames for him, like Keebler Gump and Slingblade Hobbit. In earlier times, I wouldn’t stoop to such juvenile name-calling, but with a president who’s set the standard for […]
The post ‘EastEnders’ Legend Pam St. Clement Smokes Weed In New Documentary appeared first on High Times. EastEnders soap opera star Pam St. Clement got a taste of American cannabis culture on a road trip featured in a new documentary on ITV. For those in the U.S. unfamiliar with St. Clement, she’s a well-known and […]
The post State Introduces Bill Prohibiting Employers From Requiring Drug Tests appeared first on High Times. For many people, there has always been a lot of tension between weed and work. Required drug tests are often part of the job application process. Similarly, some employers require their employees to periodically take drug tests. Either way, […]