After its back-and-forth journey between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ two legislative chambers, a bill to move the U.S. territory from total cannabis prohibition to full legalization is headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres. SB 20-62 passed the CNMI House earlier this month. Today, the Senate voted without…

Voters in North Dakota will vote on a recreational marijuana initiative this November, officials announced Monday. Secretary of State Al Jaegers has verified that activists have collected enough signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot. Dave Owen is the leader of Legalize ND, the group that sponsored the initiative. He said that it…

Montana’s legislature seems to be suffering from some last-minute indecisiveness just weeks before the state implements changes to rules governing legal medical cannabis. Slated to take effect on April 10, now this state’s medical marijuana program might be delayed. The hangup has to do with rules governing the production end of the cannabis industry. The…

They couldn’t hang Tiger Woods for being a drunk, so now media moralizers are attempting to brand the golfing legend as a sort of irresponsible stoner. On May 29, police discovered Woods passed out at the wheel of his Mercedes, pulled over to the side of the road, engine running. After he was awakened, Woods…

The post Are Property Values Affected By Weed Legalization? appeared first on High Times. Only a little over a year has passed since the heated 2016 elections. And the memory still hangs heavy like fuzzy smoke in a hot-boxed room. Yet, those monumental elections served Americans heaping helpings of both bad and good news. Four…

A Colorado cannabis grower has won a lawsuit brought by neighboring landowners who complained that the cultivation operation had harmed them financially. In the suit filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Hope and Michael Reilly contended that “pungent, foul odors” from the facility had impeded their enjoyment and lowered the value of their…

In the world of professional mixed martial arts, athletes who test positive for cannabis use experience harsh, sometimes exorbitant penalties. Fighters are routinely subject to drug screenings from the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and testing positive, especially multiple times, can derail a career. Perhaps the most high-profile of these instances is the case of Nate…