Hurricane Melissa recently struck Jamaica with a fury the country hadn’t seen since the legendary Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. This Category 5 storm, with winds of nearly 185 mph and torrential rain, left 32 people dead, entire communities cut off, widespread structural damage across the island, and a humanitarian crisis in motion. https://hightimes.com/news/jamaica-short-on-cannabis-after-hurricane-melissa-rastafari-communities-plead-for-help/
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Maryland Police Want To Watch You Smoke Weed: Free Munchies and Ride Home Included
ou smoke weed in front of the cops, get free munchies, and a ride home. Not a dream, no. It’s the new Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) program, as part of the Maryland Highway Safety Office’s Zero Deaths DUI Conference, held in partnership with Cannabis Green Lab. And it’s happening on Sunday, October 26, from noon to 4 …
Paul Thomas Anderson Taps Real Weed Nuns for DiCaprio Crime Epic: Sisters of the Valley Speak Out
When renowned US film director Paul Thomas Anderson and his Argentine producer Florencia Martin visited the Sisters of the Valley farm in California’s Central Valley, they were stunned. They were scouting locations and finding inspiration for their new film, and that work, the lush greenery, those open landscapes, those distant mountains… all that timeless mystique …
Donald Trump Says Major Marijuana Decision Coming Soon
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is “looking at” the possibility of reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. “We’re looking at reclassification,” the president said at a press conference, noting that “it’s early” and that he expects to make a decision in the coming weeks. While expressing concern that marijuana “does bad for …
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Half the Speed, Twice the Nachos: How Cannabis Came to NASCAR
In a move that shocked racing purists and delighted stoners everywhere, NASCAR announced over the weekend that it had officially approved its first-ever cannabis-sponsored vehicle. The car, a sleek emerald-green stock car emblazoned with swirling weed leaves and the unmistakable logo of Blazed Trail Botanicals, made its debut Sunday at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis. The …
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Japanese Study Busts the ‘Gateway Drug’ Myth, With Gov’t Support
How many times have we heard these claims, without clear support or solid scientific evidence behind them? Too many to count, right? Now, a study backed by the Japanese government itself is using hard data to dismantle one of the most persistent theories in prohibitionist discourse: the gateway drug hypothesis, as shared by Marijuana Moment. In January 2021, the Japanese …
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Czech President Signs Bill To Decriminalize Recreational Cannabis For Personal Use
The President of the Czech Republic has signed a bill that decriminalizes recreational cannabis for personal use and home cultivation, but not its sale. President Petr Pavel signed several laws on July 17, including one that amends the Criminal Code to ease restrictions on recreational cannabis, allowing possession and home cultivation. Under the new regulations, adults over …
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska To Sell Adult-Use Cannabis: ‘Not Waiting on Broken Systems to Deliver’
The state of Nebraska is not exactly known for a progressive stance regarding cannabis. As a matter of fact, its medicinal use wasn’t legal until just a few months ago, and its implementation still has a long way to go. However, part of its population will have access to both medical and adult-use cannabis sooner …
‘Secret shopper’ study finds a lot of Colorado’s weed is weaker than advertised
Nearly half of the labels on cannabis plant products recently tested in Colorado misstated the potency, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study published in the journal Scientific Reports. Researchers found that THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the psychoactive chemical in marijuana, was regularly inaccurately labeled on the green bud marijuana tested as part of the study — …
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Nearly 4 In 10 Californians Are Current Marijuana Users—And Most Report Health Benefits, Study Shows
More than a third of California adults are current cannabis consumers, a new survey finds, and the vast majority of them say marijuana provides health benefits—regardless of whether or not they are specifically using it for medical purposes. Those are among the results of a sweeping new survey from a team at University of California (UC) …
