Oklahoma voters approved a medical marijuana initiative in a statewide election yesterday. Votes in favor of State Question 788 (SQ 788) totaled 56 percent of the ballots cast, while 43 percent opposed the measure. SQ 788 legalizes cannabis for medicinal use and establishes a regulatory framework for a legal supply chain. Unlike medicinal cannabis legislation […]
For years, medical cannabis advocates have struggled to make lawmakers acknowledge the medicinal and therapeutic benefits not just of the marijuana plant as a whole, but also of its active components: cannabinoids like THC and the non-psychoactive CBD (cannabidiol). CBD especially has been stranded in a legal grey area, with products sourced from hemp enjoying […]
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they expect to have a cannabis-growing program up and running in 2019 after the country approved legislation allowing some patients to get the drug as a prescription medication. Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices said Friday that it’s setting up a “cannabis agency” to oversee the growing […]
The post Another Group of Scientists Aim to Map Marijuana’s DNA appeared first on High Times. America’s cannabis renaissance represents more than just a sea change in cultural and political attitudes toward the plant. It also presents an unprecedented opportunity for bringing scientific knowledge about weed into the 21st century. So much about cannabis is […]
Another day, another weed bust. More casualties in the war on drugs. This time, however, there weren’t any actual cannabis plants involved. This time, we have a man busted after mailing himself 1,500 packs of weed-infused gummies. Here’s what went down. Candy Crackdown According to a report by the AP, police have arrested a Connecticut man […]
Connecticut recently underwent a potentially important round of changes to its cannabis laws. In particular, state lawmakers recently expanded the medical marijuana program. Now, as Connecticut adds eight new qualifying conditions for medical marijuana, officials expect to see an uptick in the number of patients joining the program. Expanding the Medical Marijuana Program Connecticut’s Regulation […]
Researchers have discovered that a compound found in certain species of moss-like plants called liverworts has properties similar to THC from cannabis. Jürg Gertsch of the University of Bern in Switzerland and a team of researchers recently published their findings in the journal Scientific Advances. Some species in the liverwort genus Radula produce a substance known as perrottetinene, or […]
As we inch closer to legal recreational cannabis in Canada, the nation’s marijuana legislation is becoming more clear … and more strict. When recreational cannabis hits the shelves in September, Canadian law will prohibit celebrities from endorsing cannabis. Here’s what the administration cleared up about legalization this weekend. Celebrities Cannot Endorse Cannabis The law is pretty […]
In Los Angeles, picking up an eighth of weed at a dispensary these days is as easy as buying beer from the corner store. While it may have taken California a while to get the ball rolling on recreational cannabis sales after voters passed Prop 64 in 2016, as of January 2018 any adult 21 […]
The post Mother Sentenced After Giving Her 4-Year-Old Daughter A Pot Gummy appeared first on High Times. We just heard the latest about a mother sentenced after giving her 4-year-old daughter a pot gummy. If you’re not up to date with the absolute insanity that some parents are responsible for, we’ll fill you in. Vanessa […]