Dear Hyapatia,My old man won’t grow up. He is in his late 30’s, and he plays guitar, and he still thinks that one of these days he is going to be a famous guitar player in a big band that tours the world. It is a nice pipe dream. I like to dream big too,…
The Lebanese American University will be the first university in Lebanon to study medical marijuana. This week, the university president announced the foundation of the Medicinal Cannabis Research Center. Joseph G. Jabbra put forth big plans for medical marijuana research and de-stigmatization, suggesting it could bolster the national economy. Here’s a look at the university’s plans,…
The driver of a pickup truck that spilled two large barrels of cannabis botanicals is still at large after fleeing the scene of a crash on Thursday. California Highway Patrol says the driver of the Chevy truck collided with a tractor-trailer, lost control and spun into a concrete center barrier on Interstate 10 in Banning….
The post The Big Problem with All Studies about Marijuana and Learning appeared first on High Times. When in doubt, lead with the bold claim—and worry about substantiating it, or addressing the crucial context that could contradict it completely, sometime later. This is the trap into which “The Science of Learning” columnist Claudia Wallis, a…
After allegations of an unfair selection process, an Arkansas judge rescinds all cannabis licenses that were about to be issued. Circuit Judge Wendell Griffin announced his decision to declare those licenses “null and void” on Wednesday morning. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission chose five applicants to grow cannabis for the state’s medical marijuana program. The commission…
It’s all bikinis, zucchinis, martinis, no weenies… until it’s time to save the day. See why Snoop is so stoked on 20th Century Fox’s latest release: Kingsman: The Golden Circle in this very special Hot Box Office. Hitting a theater near you September 22, catch Halle Berry (HELLO!), Channing Tatum, Taron Egerton, and more as…
Advocates for cannabis legalization and decriminalization frequently frame their case as a social justice issue. Ending racially disparate mass incarceration, for example, has become a refrain among pro-cannabis progressives in the United States. But across the pond, some British doctors are adopting a different tact. Instead of drawing attention to the criminal injustice of the…
Published: Dec 13, 2017, 9:40 am • Updated: Dec 13, 2017, 10:07 am By Wallace McKelvey, Pennlive.com HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is eyeing a major expansion of its resurgent industrial hemp industry, offering more than three times the number of permits currently issued as part of a pilot program. Hemp, once a major cash crop…
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 9:06 am • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 9:28 am By Lenny Bernstein, The Washington Post Deaths from drug overdoses rose sharply in the first nine months of 2016, the government reported Tuesday, releasing data that confirm the widely held belief that the opioid epidemic worsened last year despite stepped-up efforts by…
One of the most notorious effects of using cannabis are the so called “munchies.” Soon after lighting up, most people often feel at least a little bit hungry even if they may have just finished eating. This feeling of hunger is believed to be caused by a cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus, which normally…