ANCHORAGE, Alaska — One of only three marijuana testing labs in Alaska has shut down, leaving the state’s cannabis growers with only two options for state-mandated testing. Steep Hill Alaska, of Anchorage, declared in an Instagram post Thursday that the lab is “suspending cannabis testing operations on March 31,” the Juneau Empire reported . The…
An Oregon man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing medical marijuana he purchased legally in his home state. Patrick Beadle, 46, was sentenced to eight years in prison without the possibility of parole in Madison County, Mississippi last week. In March 2017, Beadle was driving through Mississippi when he was pulled…
The post Should America Start Executing Drug Dealers? (Spoiler: No) appeared first on High Times. Amy Shemberger and her boyfriend, Peter Kucinski, were together for 18 years. They had a five-year-old son together. They also had a heroin habit. On August 10, 2014, Shemberger went out to pick up $20 worth, the couples’ daily opiate…
Cannabis has always had a reputation for providing a number of positive effects to your digestive system. It is well know that the cannabinoid THC can help stimulate the hormone ghrelin, leading to an increased appetite (aka the munchies). Even more important, cannabis has been proven to be able to help reduce inflammation of the…
Cartoon creators have found both explicit as well as creative, subtle ways to include cartoon characters who smoke weed in their shows. Most of us have at least one person in our life that loves weed. A few cartoon creators were kind enough to make sure they were represented on the television. Here is some…
A Canadian psychotherapist is seeking government approval to use psilocybin mushrooms to treat anxiety in patients facing the end of life. Bruce Tobin, who is also an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, recently announced that he has formed a group to help him get the permission he needs. The group, Therapeutic Psilocybin for…
Published: Nov 13, 2017, 7:24 am • Updated: Nov 13, 2017, 11:21 am By Larisa Bolivar, Special To The Denver Post The following editorial was published in the Denver Post, November 10, 2017: Colorado, and the rest of the nation, is in the grips of an opioid epidemic. In 2015, 329 lives were lost to…
The post Here’s How New Jersey Can Legalize Marijuana appeared first on High Times. New Jersey can legalize marijuana with their pick for governor next month. Democrat Phil Murphy is running against Republican Kim Guadagno to be Chris Christie’s successor. The former is in favor of legalizing cannabis, while the latter is completely against legalization. Their…
Like cannabis, the use of certain psychoactive plants or their extracts for medicinal purposes is very old—practically as old as the human race. Dennis McKenna (brother of famed Terrence McKenna) has been working to educate the public about the potential mental health benefits of psychedelics for over 30 years. He’s a straight OG ethnobotanist and…
Even though Canada recently delayed the start of recreational marijuana sales this summer, cannabis companies have submitted contracts to create the cannabis supply chain for Quebec. The french Canadian province is approaching legal recreational marijuana in a bit of a controversial way by having the government control the cannabis industry. All of the major players…