Two recently published studies might have put the last couple of nails in the coffin on the idea that smoking cannabis shrinks the brain, but the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) quickly jumped in to say it’s still too early to declare the ...
Hear from some of the vendors who made the 2015 HIGH TIMES Michigan Medical Cannabis Cup possible!
LAS VEGAS, NV — DigiPath Labs, the cannabis testing subsidiary of DigiPath, Inc. (OTCQB: DIGP), today announced that its medical marijuana safety and potency testing services are generating revenue as medical marijuana dispensaries open in Nevada. The company’s Las Vegas testing facility is now testing cannabis products for a growing number of cultivators, cannabis-infused product makers, […]
DigiPath Labs Begins Generating Revenue as Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Open in Nevada | The Daily Chronic
See which Sativa Concentrates made it into our Top 10 at the 2015 HIGH TIMES Michigan Medical Cannabis Cup.
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Local governments in Florida are taking marijuana law reform into their own hands by adopting marijuana decriminalization ordinances as an alternative to more severe state sanctions. In July, Florida’s largest county, Miami-Dade, passed an ordinance allowing local law enforcement to treat marijuana possession offenses involving 20 grams or less as a civil infraction, punishable by […]
Florida Cities Moving Full Speed Ahead with Marijuana Decriminalization | The Daily Chronic
HIGH TIMES is thrilled to return to Michigan for our third Medical Cannabis Cup in the Great Lakes State. Take a look at some of the highlights from Day Two (August 23) of the 2015 Medical Cannabis Cup inClio, Michigan.
Here are all the flower, concentrate, edible and topical winners in the 2015 HIGH TIMES Michigan Medical Cannabis Cup.
Check out all the high CBD flowers, concentrates and edibles entered in the HIGH TIMES Medical Cannabis Cup in Clio, Michigan, August 22-23, 2015.
Editor-in-chief scoured the Cannabis Cup in Clio, MI fto create a gallery of outstanding stoners.
Check out all the Non Solvent Hash entries for the HIGH TIMES Medical Cannabis Cup in Clio, Michigan, August 22-23, 2015.
DENVER, CO — Four war veterans and a victim of sexual assault sued Colorado for refusing to allow medical marijuana to be prescribed for post-traumatic stress disorder — an odd case for a state that allows marijuana to be used for fun. The plaintiffs include an Army sniper who served two tours of duty in […]
Vets Sue Colorado for Right to Use Medical Marijuana for PTSD | The Daily Chronic
Have you ever eaten a wild strawberry? What about a banana with seeds in it? Chances are you haven’t, but if you have, you probably complained that these wild varieties of common market fruit were not sweet, loaded with seeds and very small in size. The same process...
First things first, the products people refer to as synthetic cannabis not only do not contain cannabis, they don’t even really contain synthetic cannabinoids. The synthetic compounds that the semi-illicit incense manufacturers spray onto random herbs were designed ...
Check out the higher side of things at The Peach Music Festival in Scranton, PA.
HARTFORD, CT — On Wednesday, August 19, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection’s Medical Marijuana Program Board of Physicians will meet to discuss adding complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) to the list of conditions covered under the state’s medical marijuana law. Complex regional pain syndrome is a chronic pain condition that usually arises following a brain […]
Connecticut to Consider Adding CRPS to Medical Marijuana Law | The Daily Chronic
While the federal government continues to balk at the idea of legalizing cannabis oil, even low-THC strains with minimal to no intoxication for children suffering from a variety of conditions, they apparently do not have any issue with the youth of America getting hooked ...
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto Friday of a bill that would remove criminal penalties for possession of small amount of marijuana, sending it back to the General Assembly for final approval. The General Assembly has 15 days from the next session date to approve the amended version of House Bill […]
Gov. Rauner’s Amendatory Veto Sends Illinois Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Back to General Assembly for Final Approval | The Daily Chronic
I’m writing to you from my comfy seat on the Amtrak Cascades, making my way from Portland for my tenth appearance at theSeattleHempfest. It’s amazing to think about how far the reform movement has come in the decade I’ve been involved –...
COLUMBUS, OH — The Ohio Secretary of State’s office confirmed this week that a statewide ballot proposal seeking to permit the personal use and commercial production and retail sale of cannabis will appear on the November ballot. Proponents of the measure, Responsible Ohio, gathered sufficient signatures to place the issue before voters as a constitutional […]
ResponsibleOhio Initiative Qualifies for November 2015 Ballot | The Daily Chronic
Big across the California scene, especially in the Southern region, this powerful class of hybrid strains has dominated the Indica scene since OG Kush’s rise in popularity in the late '90s. Take a good strain, cross it with OG Kush, stabilize the genetics and vo...
On Wednesday, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced ResponsibleOhio has collected enough valid signatures to put the Marijuana Legalization Amendment on the November 2015 ballot. The proposal has been met with significant controversy to date, most notably because ResponsibleOhio’s plan would limit wholesale grow facilities to 10 specific sites owned and operated by the financial backers of […]
Breaking Down the Ohio Marijuana Legalization Amendment | The Daily Chronic
One of the major concerns in current marijuana policy is job discrimination faced by those who smoke pot, while off the job and do not come to work in an impaired state.
DENVER, CO — Edible marijuana products in Colorado may soon come labeled with a red stop sign, according to a draft of new rules released Wednesday by state marijuana regulators. The state may also ban the word “candy” from edible pot products, even if they’re sweets such as suckers or gummy chews. The new pot […]
Colorado Releases Proposed Edible Labeling Requirements | The Daily Chronic
Although law enforcement agencies have defended their use of combat equipment—citing hostage situations, terrorist attacks and massshootings—a recent investigation byMother Jonesfound that most cops aren't putting those answers on their r...
DENVER, CO — Supporters for a campaign to allow some social consumption of marijuana in Denver have submitted more than double the number of signatures needed to place the measure before voters this November. The Denver Campaign for Limited Social Use submitted more than 10,000 signatures Monday in support of their proposed city-wide initiative that would […]
Denver Campaign for Social Marijuana Use Submits 10k Signatures | The Daily Chronic
Perhaps the biggest news to surface was that of a proposed resolution demanding that the federal government mind its own business when it comes to states passing marijuana laws. Other highlights include two Massachusetts initiatives battling it out to legalize recre...
An 11-year-old epilepsy patient from Mesa, Arizona is reportedly the first youngster to openly use cannabis oil atCamp Candlelight– a special summer getaway for children who suffer from this debilitating seizure disorder.
As first reported by Marijuana.com, a Justice Department internal memo distributed to U.S. House Representatives last year misinformed members on the scope of a medical marijuana amendment they were voting on. Last year, lawmakers approved 219 to 189 an amendment aimed at prohibiting the Department of Justice from using funds to interfere with the implementation […]
Congress Misled by Justice Department on Marijuana Vote | The Daily Chronic
Down under atAfends, they've jumped on the hemp bandwagon and are riding this proverbial train to more sustainable pastures. To celebrate their self-proclaimed sustainable legend status, they headed out to the largest hemp field in Australia, threw together a ha...
PHOENIX, AZ — Supporters hoping to place an initiative to legalize marijuana in Arizona on the 2016 ballot reached a major milestone in their signature gathering campaign this week. Arizona’s Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA) announced Wednesday that they have collected 50,000 signatures in 10 weeks. Organizers say the quick start to the signature […]
Arizona Marijuana Legalization Drive Collects 50k Signatures in 10 Weeks | The Daily Chronic
BOSTON, MA — At least two groups hoping to legalize marijuana in Massachusetts in 2016 will formally file the language of their proposed ballot initiatives with state Attorney General Maura Healey today. At least four proposals are expected to be filed by activists today, all hoping to be placed before voters in November 2016. Local grassroots organization Bay […]
Battle to Legalize Marijuana in Massachusetts Begins Today | The Daily Chronic
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Have questions about growing cannabis? Our own cultivation expert, DannyDanko, is here to help with all of your marijuana grow concerns. Today's question is about cleaning grow rocks.
SPARKS, NV — Fifteen years after Nevadans voted to legalize it, medical marijuana was sold legally in the state for the first time Friday at a dispensary in a strip mall about 5 miles east of downtown Reno. Dressed in polo shirts, tie-dyes and button-downs, about 75 people with medical marijuana cards lined up outside […]
Nevada’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Finally Opens | The Daily Chronic
NEW YORK, NY — The New York State Department of Health (DOH) on Friday announced the five companies that have been awarded the coveted licenses to grow and dispense medical marijuana in New York. The announcement came after a competitive bidding process through which forty-three industry groups contended for the five licenses. The five companies […]
New York Announces Five Medical Marijuana Producers | The Daily Chronic
JERUSALEM — Medical marijuana preparations will soon be available in Israeli pharmacies, a Health Ministry representative announced Monday. In conjunction with the plan, government officials also intend to license additional physicians to prescribe cannabis therapy. Medical cannabis will be “prescribed and monitored by the same standards as other medications,” the agency says. The Israeli government […]
Israel: Pharmacies to Provide Medical Marijuana | The Daily Chronic
WASHINGTON, DC — Newly appointed head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Chuck Rosenberg, says that marijuana is “probably” not as dangerous as heroin. Rosenberg’s comments, issued Tuesday, are seemingly in conflict with marijuana’s Schedule I classification under federal law, which places it in the same category as heroin and is a lesser category than cocaine. […]
New DEA Leader Suspects Marijuana is Not as Bad as Heroin | The Daily Chronic
Cooking with cannabis doesn’t have to be difficult, and I recently found a cookbook that makes it easy. The Marijuana Chef Cookbook is the perfect tool for the everyday at-home stoner chef. With over 50 easy recipes, it has something for everyone, from medicated drink recipes (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) to desserts. Most of the recipes […]
Book Review: The Marijuana Chef Cookbook | The Daily Chronic
