Indholdsfortegnelse for June 2018 i High Times

CHELSEA HANDLER’S POT PLAN! AMONG THE MANY benefits of legalization, one of the most significant is the opportunity to redress injustices of the Drug War. We can never give back the years lost to victims of failed tough-on-crime sentencing, but we can help former “criminals” get on with productive lives through expungement, the process of erasing a rap sheet that never should have been written in the first place. A police record makes it tough for people to find employment or housing, qualify for financial aid or insurance, gain custody of children and, not least of all, participate in the now-legal marijuana industry. This year, as weed enthusiasts celebrate the growing green revolution, expungement is all the rage. Ground zero is California, where officials up and down the state are…

Can you ever have too much weed? There is growing concern that in Oregon, the answer is “maybe.” US Attorney Billy Williams, perhaps feeling a bit frisky since the Department of Justice freed him up to prosecute cannabis infractions even in legal states, told a bunch of law enforcement types and cannabis industry reps recently that the state was producing too much weed. “Here’s what I know in terms of the landscape here in Oregon, and that is, we have an identifiable and formidable marijuana overproduction and diversion problem,” Williams declared. The problem being that the state is producing three times more weed than can legally be consumed, and that the surplus is being illegally trafficked to not-so-legal states. Williams has said previously that many states are seizing Oregon-grown pot,…

J.J. McCoy is Senior Managing Editor for New Frontier Data SPRINGTIME IS A traditional season for graduations and coming-out parties, and like a debutante planning the event to the nth degree, Canada’s cannabis industry is maturing into adulthood even as it prepares for the July 1 cotillion of its legalized adultuse market. Still, deciding on a motif for that first dance toward any financial&#1 As Canada’s cannabis players have been preparing for the market debut, economists and market experts predicted that its licensed producers (LPs) and affiliated companies would be looking toward mergers and acquisitions to scale up and stave off competition, knowing how the speculative promise of billions of dollars would inexorably draw the attention of bigger players and more competition. While the Canadian cannabis sector offers vast opportunity,…

I DIDN'T TRY TO READ FOR THE PART OF FARVA, BECAUSE I WAS GOING AFTER [KEVIN]. WHEN YOU READ IT. I WAS LIKE, “THERE'S NO POINTS.” So the long-awaited Super Troopers 2 comes out on 4/20… KH: It’s now considered like a holiday, right? ES: International holiday, yeah. PS: Now we’re giving you something to do on that holiday, which is kind of a cool thing. JC: Because all the best holidays have an activity. KH: Christmas activity, Halloween activity, Easter activity. SL: 4/20 has an activity now. What can we expect to see in the new film? JC: Well, we’re all in it, the five of us, that’s for sure. PS: Brian Cox. KH: A bunch of people came back. Lynda Carter’s back. JC: The mustaches are all about…

Send your cannabis cultivation questions to @deardanko or deardanko@hightimes.com. SUBJECT: Bagged Bud FROM: Maury First off, I have a lovely legal outdoor grow on Maui that has been so much fun for a 68-year-old who worried a lot in his 30s about where he would get pot when he gets old(er). Anyway, since I started growing I’ve been told to use Boveda 62% humidity bags in my mason jars, which I’ve been doing. I have to assume they’re working because I’ve never had any problem with stored pot going bad, but, then again, I have no control group. Here’s my question: I put the Boveda bags in the jars right when I first put the cannabis in them after drying was complete and during the curing process (while still opening…

So you’re a California girl. Absolutely. When did you start modeling? I started modeling when I was around 16. A friend of mine had a clothing company, and she just kind of wanted to use me. I had no idea how to pose, so she’s actually the one who taught me how to use the light and manipulate your image. Were you smoking marijuana at that time? Yes! Actually, she introduced me to marijuana. She was coming off certain pills from a surgery, so she was using marijuana in place of that for her pain. I ended up trying it even though I was terrified, because all I saw up to that point were the commercials where your dog’s disappointed in you and you’re melting into a couch. But after…

IN A NEW ERA WHERE GIANT INDUSTRIAL GROWROOMS ARE BECOMING THE NORM, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE VALUABLE TO GET BACK TO OUR OUTLAW ROOTS THIS MONTH. SPECIFICALLY, WE’RE GOING BACK TO OUR GROWING ROOTS—IN A CLOSET, TENT, GARAGE OR UNFINISHED BASEMENT. DESPITE MORE AND MORE STATES LEGALIZING AND REGULATING CANNABIS, THERE ARE STILL MANY PEOPLE THAT NEED—OR WANT—TO GROW A FEW PLANTS STEALTHILY IN THEIR OWN HOME, FOR LEGAL OR ECONOMIC REASONS. HERE ARE THE STEPS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GROW GREAT CANNABIS AT HOME. “MAKE SURE THE AMOUNT OF AIR THE FAN MOVES INTO THE TENT IS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE AMOUNT IT MOVES OUT. THIS WAY YOU WILL ACHIEVE THE RIGHT NEGATIVE PRESSURE.” LOCATE A SPACE The first step is to find a space that…

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MARIJUANA MUNCHIES MADE EASY! VERSATILE AND EASY to dose, cannabis-infused condiments and sauces add valuable flexibility to medicated menu planning. In a social setting like a backyard BBQ party where some people want to eat weed and others don’t, offering a clearly labeled cannabis-infused ketchup, mustard or relish empowers guests to choose their own adventure. This is an approach long favored by Chef Payton Curry, who has added CBD-infused Dijon and honey mustard and curry ketchup to the menu at Brat Haus, his German-inspired beer garden and artisanal sausage spot in Scottsdale, Arizona. At a recent “Blazed & Infused” dining event, Curry rolled out his inspired strategy for medicated menu planning. Start with CBD cocktails and microdosed THC appetizers, and gradually increase the THC throughout the night. Getting CBD into…

JONNY COUCH Animal Instinct (Self-released) PITTSBURGH NATIVE JONNY Couch left his Rust Belt hometown in the early aughts for the neon lights of NYC, where he played drums in a number of punk-rock bands. In the ensuing decadeplus, much of the neon was replaced by LED chasers, and Couch’s interest in playing drums was supplanted by a lust to write songs and front a band. His debut eff ort, Animal Instinct, is a collection of warm, analog-synth-heavy pop songs that blend the dancey edge of New Romantic greats Visage and Ultravox with the softer tones of modern keyboard-driven popsters Future Islands and Tame Impala. The tunes are tightly crafted and hooky, but the real key is Couch himself: Friendly, slightly rotund and so committed to wearing a certain battered black cap…

SPRING FORWARD Don’t you just love the first days of spring? While the warm days and sunshine are a wake-up call for nature, they’re also an alarm clock for that rare species Homo canna groweraeus. This unique creature loves growing huge cannabis flowers and has been known to actually “smoke” them after harvest. Nature can be weird! Follow us on a guided tour with this strange beast as he shows us his version of spring fever. We all have to start somewhere! It’s always a little overwhelming at first, so take a deep breath and roll a phatty, and it will all make sense in the end. Genetics are your first concern. A successful grow starts with great genes. Every strain is a little different, so it may take a…

MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IS going to be a lead issue in the 2018 elections. Advocating for an end to our decades-long failed prohibition is not only good policy, but good politics. Regulating the adult use of marijuana is currently supported by a majority of Americans from all political persuasions, and any candidate for local, state or federal office would be wise to advocate for the will of the people and make ending prohibition a core plank in their election platform. Supporting sensible reform to our nation’s marijuana laws is not just overwhelmingly popular, it is the economic, scientific and moral thing to do. With nine states having passed adult-use marijuana regulations, and 30 states authorizing medical-marijuana access, issues surrounding cannabis policy have taken center stage in local, state and federal elections.…