Declaring that prohibition has failed, an Australian political party proposes total cannabis legalization for the country. Sen. Richard Di Natale, the leader of the Australian Greens, announced his party’s new stance Monday, April 16. The plan would legalize the recreational use of cannabis for adults. They could also legally grow at home up to six […]
Prefectura Naval, a federal security force in Argentina whose main function is to safeguard human life in the waters and ensure public safety during navigation wants the countries people to know they take their job extremely seriously. Their social media pages are loaded with drug bust trophy shots. They also boast their arrest and confiscation statistics. Their latest […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced an update in policy which directs that Canadians in the legal cannabis industry will not be banned from entering the United States. The update was published online by the CBP on Tuesday. “A Canadian citizen working in or facilitating the proliferation of the legal marijuana industry in Canada, […]
The post The Marijuana Justice Act: What It Is And Why It’s Critical appeared first on High Times. Earlier this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he would get rid of a longstanding “hands-off” policy that for years restricted federal agents and funds from going after states with legal weed. Now, pro-legalization lawmakers are […]
The post DOJ: No Bankruptcy Aid For Marijuana Businesses appeared first on High Times. The discrepancy between federal and state laws regarding legal cannabis oftentimes make it tricky for marijuana businesses to operate like a traditional company. For example, they are unable to utilize traditional banking due to its status as a Schedule I narcotic, […]
The post The First Medical Weed Dispensary In Pennsylvania Has Opened appeared first on High Times. After months of anticipation, the first medical weed dispensary in Pennsylvania history is now open for business in the Lehigh Valley area. Keystone Canna Remedies, a simplistic, professionally crafted dispensary in the quiet town of Bethlehem, PA is now […]
The post Canadian Cannabis Consumption Doubles appeared first on High Times. Apparently, Canadians love weed. According to a new survey, the number of people who consume cannabis in Canada has risen steadily over the past 30 years or so. Now, as Canadian cannabis consumption doubles, the country must figure out how to finally make good […]
At a ripe six months pregnant, I’m currently one of those ‘poor women’ whose nausea lasts well beyond the first trimester. It came on like a tidal wave at six weeks and the combined powers of acupressure wristbands, lemon rind and ginger candy did little more than make me laugh with disappointment. Rounding out the […]
The post California On Crash-Course With Feds Over Legalization appeared first on High Times. When California legalized cannabis on January 1, it opened the door to multiple conflicts with the federal government. Now, state and federal authorities must manage to negotiate the overlapping jurisdictions with now completely contradictory policies. These policies leave California on a […]
It’s one thing that 29 states have legal medical marijuana, but quite another to find a doctor to recommend it so patients can purchase their medicine. Physicians can discuss and safely recommend, although not prescribe, cannabis to patients as a health care option, under state or federal law, thanks to a 2004 Federal Court decision that […]