Francisco Javier Ricaurte Gómez, one of the most powerful men in Colombia’s justice system for the past 15 years, recently became the first former chief magistrate of the country’s Supreme Court to go to prison. As reported by Bogotá daily El Tiempo on Sept. 20, Ricuarte faces four charges related to the corruption scandal now unfolding in Colombia’s…
There’s big news on High Times’ march toward an initial public stock offering. Investors are now being offered a chance to buy a piece of Hightimes Media Corp. as part of a IPO equity crowdfunding campaign, under the SEC’s Regulation A+ (Reg A) process. The Reg A share price will be set at $11, a…
Sous vide (French for “under vacuum”) is a cooking method that has been gaining popularity in recent years. The subject of many cooking shows and segments lately, the process involves placing food in a plastic pouch or a glass jar and cooking it in water or steam for extended periods of time (at least 1…
Published: Nov 3, 2017, 6:10 pm • Updated: Nov 3, 2017, 6:07 pm By Vincent Chandler, The Cannabist Staff Featured guest: Natasha Irizarry, co-founder and CEO of Stashbox, a personalized monthly subscription box for cannabis consumers. Podcast: Play in new window | Download LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • Using data to interpret sales trends and…
The post Jeff Sessions Blames Marijuana For Opioid Crisis appeared first on High Times. Jeff Sessions is at it again. The Attorney General has never been shy about his stark opposition to anything having to do with cannabis. He regularly spews all sorts of anti-weed vitriol—even when it flies in the face of scientific evidence….
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced an expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program and said residents would no longer have to “jump through hoops” to get access to the drug. Murphy unveiled the recommendations of a panel commissioned earlier this year at a news conference at his Trenton…
Marijuana legalization and the widespread use of medical cannabis have made the how and when of enforcing workplace drug policies vexed questions. Medical and non-medical consumers both have faced workplace sanctions and terminations for legal, off-the-clock cannabis use. But what happened to Vietnam veteran and former Dean of the Air Force Special Operations School (AFSOS)…
The post Is This Finally The Big Moment For Hemp? appeared first on High Times. The extreme versatility and usefulness of hemp has seen an overdue resurgence in interest lately, which is rather remarkable considering that humans first began cultivating it about 10 millennia ago. Hemp is a variety of the Cannabis sativa L plant…
An immigration hearing was held in Chicago this week for an Army veteran who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan, sustained a brain injury in combat, suffers from post-traumatic stress—and may now be deported to Mexico over a non-violent drug offense. Pfc. Miguel Perez Jr, 38, came to the U.S. from Mexico when he was just…
Published: Aug 1, 2017, 1:27 pm • Updated: Aug 1, 2017, 1:27 pm By The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota residents suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder can start buying medical marijuana. Tuesday brought the latest expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program that launched in July 2015. Patients suffering chronic pain that couldn’t…