BY JILL COVIN AND JONATHAN LEMIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will officially declare the opioid crisis a “national emergency” and pledged to ramp up government efforts to combat the epidemic. “The opioid crisis is an emergency. And I am saying officially right now: It is an […]
Earlier this summer, Sanderson Farms, the nation’s third-largest poultry producer and the supplier of more than 10.6 million chickens to supermarkets throughout the South every week, was accused of false advertising. Sanderson is up-front and even “proud” about its industry-leading use of antibiotics, but the company’s “100 percent natural” chicken, consumer advocates claim, also contains […]
The post 7 Celebrities Who Got Busted For Weed appeared first on High Times. Seeing red and blue lights flashing makes almost anyone twitch with anxiety if they’re sitting on a stash of green. Still, us common folk aren’t the only ones freaked at the sight of the po-po. Celebrities and those with lifestyles of […]
The formula for a truly lit MJBizCon after party was set as soon as High Times, the most recognizable brand name in cannabis, paired up with Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, winner of Las Vegas Weekly’s best music venue for four years running. A capacity crowd of more than 4,000 industry players and pioneers gathered in […]
The post Nevada Marijuana Sales Continue to Soar to $33M for August appeared first on High Times. Nevada marijuana sales are going through the roof! In fact, the state’s legal marijuana market is proving to be a dominating arm of the national cannabis trade. So what are these exact figures? What has everyone so floored? […]
If it weren’t for the kibbutzim, there may not be an Israel. Collective farms that combine Zionism with a brand of socialism recognizable to the members of Kurdish militias fighting against ISIS, just a few hundred miles away, kibbutzim helped draw idealist, like-minded Jews to remote areas of what was then still Palestine. But then […]
The craft beer renaissance and the legalization movement are a match made in heaven. A number of West Coast breweries, big and small, are releasing cannabinoid-infused beers, despite its legal grey area. Can’t bring yourself to choose between a joint or a pint? You don’t have to with these cannabis-infused beers and ciders. Coalition Brewing Company […]
Reality show performer Erica Mena’s roommate didn’t realize reporting a potential domestic abuse situation would send her to jail on charges of marijuana possession. On Friday night in John Creek, Georgia, witnesses at the house of the Love & Hip Hop cast member heard the sound of someone getting slapped upstairs. They decided to call the […]
The post Can Marijuana Be Used For Eating Disorder Recovery? appeared first on High Times. Can marijuana be used for eating disorder recovery? People with other mental illnesses and disorders have had success with medical marijuana, so this theory isn’t too off base. The National Eating Disorder Association estimates 20 million women and 10 million […]
South Korea has legalized medical marijuana, making it the first East Asian nation to legalize the medicinal use of cannabis. The country’s National Assembly recently voted to approve amendments to the Act on the Management of Narcotic Drugs which will allow prescriptions for “non-hallucinogenic” doses of medical marijuana. And on November 23, the South Korean Ministry of […]