The UK government has granted a license to use medical cannabis to another child with epilepsy. Alfie Dingley, a six-year-old from Kenilworth, England will now be able to use a medical marijuana therapy to treat his condition. The news comes after another UK boy, Billy Caldwell, received a similar license over the weekend. Home Secretary […]
The post Everything You Need To Know About Marijuana: What Is Cannabis? appeared first on High Times. Cannabis, also referred to as marijuana, has been an integral part of human civilizations for millennia. Both as a medicine and as a recreational substance, cannabis is the most popular illicit drug in the world. Today, the legal […]
Antonio Villaraigosa, the former mayor of Los Angeles, has been named to the board of directors of cannabis retailer and producer MedMen. The company, which is based in Los Angeles, operates 19 licensed cannabis facilities in three states. “I’m excited for this opportunity to shape the cannabis industry and its commitment to social equity by joining […]
BY KELLY P. KISSEL ASSOCIATED PRESS LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Would-be growers and distributors of Arkansas’ initial medical marijuana crop have flooded a state office building waiting for their turn to submit applications. Ahead of Monday afternoon’s deadline, there was about a three-hour wait for applicants at the Department of Finance and Administration Building. […]
Utahns will have the chance to vote on medical marijuana this November. In the months leading up to the vote, the battle is heating up. In particular, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), commonly known as the Mormon church, has become the biggest opponent of Proposition 2. This week, an anonymous, pro-medical […]
The Oklahoma Board of Health released revised draft regulations for the state’s new medical marijuana program today. The new proposed rules eliminate rigid restrictions approved by the board at a meeting earlier this month. Implementing SQ 788 Officials are currently working to draw up rules to govern the state’s new medical marijuana program. Oklahoma voters […]
Look closely at your developing buds and you will notice small cat-claw to mushroom-like, jelly-filled protrusions coating the surface. These are trichomes—protective structures filled with what are referred to as secondary metabolites (SMs), which include terpenes and cannabinoids. These compounds give cannabis the powerful psychoactive and medicinal characteristics that make it a prized species of […]
Can you get a hangover from weed? Many individuals have experienced the phenomenon known as a “weed hangover,” while others have questioned if such thing really exists. It may not leave you with a raging headache and a nauseous stomach the next day. But cannabis can leave you feeling a bit out of it and […]
Francisco Javier Ricaurte Gómez, one of the most powerful men in Colombia’s justice system for the past 15 years, recently became the first former chief magistrate of the country’s Supreme Court to go to prison. As reported by Bogotá daily El Tiempo on Sept. 20, Ricuarte faces four charges related to the corruption scandal now unfolding in Colombia’s […]
There’s big news on High Times’ march toward an initial public stock offering. Investors are now being offered a chance to buy a piece of Hightimes Media Corp. as part of a IPO equity crowdfunding campaign, under the SEC’s Regulation A+ (Reg A) process. The Reg A share price will be set at $11, a […]