Medical Marijuana News

July 12, 2017

Putin’s Losing War: Russia’s Massive, Worsening Drug Problem

Even if the president’s son wasn’t taking meetings with Russians offering to“help” with our democratic process, there would be much in common between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Donald Trump’s United States. Like us, Russia sports a heroin crisis spiraling out of control—and like us, tough-guy posturing, a reliance on retrograde, […]
July 12, 2017

Who Is the World’s Top Cannabis Producer?

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) recently issued its World Drug Report 2017—its 20th annual survey of production, trafficking and eradication and enforcement efforts around the globe. In past years, the report has sought to quantify the amount of cannabis cultivated in each producer country—over the past decade consistently placing Morocco […]
July 12, 2017

Nevada: State of Emergency Declared to Help Issue Pot Licenses

BY SCOTT SONNER ASSOCIATED PRESS RENO, Nev. (AP) — Most of Nevada’s recreational marijuana retailers are optimistic an emergency regulation that state officials are expected to approve will help keep them from running out of pot supplies, but some are “running on fumes,” an industry official said Tuesday. The State […]
July 12, 2017

How Texas Tested Psychedelics on Death Row Inmates

Imagine you are an adult of the 1950s. Since this thought exercise places you in a saloon, let’s assume you are male. You have a crewcut and a wardrobe consisting of dark slacks and short-sleeved white shirts. Your drink of choice is bourbon and soda—and that’s your lone tipple. Drugs […]
July 11, 2017

Don’t Get Cached: HIGH TIMES Joins Fight for Net Neutrality

[Editor’s Note: Already know what’s going on? Join the Battle for the Net right now!] One of Donald Trump’s most used catchphrases during the 2016 presidential election was “drain the swamp,” meaning he would get rid of the politicians and decision makers more beholden to lobbyists than their constituents. As […]
July 11, 2017

Tell the Senate to Expand Veterans’ Access to Medical Cannabis

This Wednesday, July 12th, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee will convene to discuss the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. This legislative debate provides lawmakers with the opportunity to expand much needed medical marijuana access to our nation’s veterans. Presently, V.A. doctors in states where cannabis […]
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