Published: Oct 17, 2017, 8:28 am • Updated: Oct 17, 2017, 8:45 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff American hemp is flush with grassroots organizations working to ensure the industry rises to prominence. Now it has a “grass-tops” organization working to ensure that hemp’s fledgling federal protections gain permanence. The U.S. Hemp Roundtable, a…
Published: Feb 27, 2017, 11:07 am • Updated: Feb 27, 2017, 4:24 pm By John Frank, The Denver Post A top Republican lawmaker in Colorado is casting doubt on whether Donald Trump’s administration will crack down on the legalization of marijuana, saying the new president wouldn’t “turn his back” on state’s rights. Colorado Senate President…
Published: Jul 28, 2017, 7:27 am • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 7:28 am By The Associated Press BOSTON, Mass. — Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to sign a bill that makes changes to the state’s voter-approved recreational marijuana law. The bill sets up different procedures for cities and towns to follow if they want to…
Comedian and actor, Jordan Peele, can now add Oscar winning filmmaker to his already impressive resume! The prolific artist has recently won his first Academy Award for Best Screenplay for his smash 2017 hit Get Out. Peele, who you probably already know from his work on Comedy Central’s hilarious sketch comedy show ‘Key & Peele’…
Photo by Justin Cannabis. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently soliciting public comments about the therapeutic benefits and abuse liability of various controlled substances, including cannabidiol (CBD). The FDA will consider these comments prior to preparing a formal response to the World Health Organization, which is considering placing these substances within their international drug…
Published: Mar 9, 2018, 3:38 pm • Updated: Mar 9, 2018, 3:38 pm By The Associated Press AVOCA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they have charged a western Iowa man whose son took some of his father’s marijuana to school. Court records say the fourth-grader found a small bag of pot Feb. 23 on the…
The post What Is THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) And What Does It Do? appeared first on High Times. Throughout its life, a cannabis plant will produce more than 400 different chemical compounds. But the presence of just one of those hundreds of compounds has sealed cannabis’ fate for nearly a century, making it one of the most…
The post The Car That Tupac Shakur Died In Is Being Sold For $1.5 Million appeared first on High Times. In a Las Vegas showroom, the car that Tupac Shakur died in is up for sale. For a cool $1.5 million, you can own the actual vehicle in which the critically acclaimed poet and musician…
The SoCal Cannabis Cup 2018 is right around the corner and it is set to be our largest event yet as we are allowing anyone 18 and over to attend the event! The three-day cup will go on from 4/20 to 4/22 at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino California. This year, we have…
Published: Jul 26, 2017, 8:05 am • Updated: Jul 26, 2017, 9:04 am By Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post An Aurora man involved in gunfire at a local mall over a bogus marijuana deal, which involved broccoli instead of weed, has been sentenced to prison. Sababu Colbert-Evans, 26, of Aurora was sentenced Friday to 16…