Indholdsfortegnelse for September 2020 i High Times

FREE AT LAST The rapper formerly known as Loon was released from Florida’s FCI Coleman Low prison on July 29 after serving nearly nine years on a drug conspiracy charge. Loon (whose name used to be Chauncey Hawkins) was busted for the nonviolent crime and was known as a rising star under Sean “Diddy” Combs’ infamous Bad Boy Records label. Former producer Weldon Angelos—who served 13 years of a 55-year sentence for selling less than one ounce of weed—was the driving force behind Hawkins’ release. Angelos founded the Weldon Project, which supports prisoners who are serving time for cannabis-related offenses, after being released from prison in 2016. Angelos personally wrote and filed Hawkins’ 34-page court motion for compassionate release under the First Step Act after the COVID-19 outbreak in the…

I’m incredibly humbled to be interviewing my first veteran and cannabis activist from the East Coast. Leo Bridgewater from Trenton, New Jersey, served his country honorably and with distinction under some of our nation’s most decorated leaders such as Lt. Gen. David Petraeus and Adm. Mike Mullen. His journey of activism started just like it did for most veterans who are cannabis advocates—he experienced the loss of fellow veteran brothers and sisters to the suicide epidemic. I had the honor and privilege of working and lobbying lawmakers with Bridgewater in Washington, DC, three years ago at the Americans for Safe Access Unity Conference. We hit it off instantly because our missions and accomplishments were nearly identical. Bridgewater has played a vital role in promoting medical cannabis legalization in New Jersey,…

Actor Jim Belushi is a man of many talents—but his not-so-secret personal endeavor of cultivating marijuana on his farm in Oregon is at the top of the list. Now Belushi has taken a step toward television once again with his show “Growing Belushi”, which aired on August 19 on the Discovery Channel. “This is much more than a business for me. I’ve seen the positive impact that cannabis has had in treating people from around the world,” said Belushi in a press release. “Everything grows in ‘Growing Belushi.’ The cannabis, the business, the family. And especially me. We almost called it Growing Pains!” The show revolves around the day-to-day activities at and challenges of Belushi’s Farm. “We are always looking for a show that takes you by surprise and this…

Arizona’s governor, Doug Ducey, commented on three proposed ballot measures in early August having to do with taxes, hospital provisions and marijuana. On the subject of the plant, Ducey took an opposing stance against the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, which would legalize the possession and consumption of marijuana, as well as limited home cultivation. In Ducey’s own words, he claimed, “In 2016, Arizona voters rejected legalizing recreational marijuana because it was a bad deal based on false promises. Today, the same is true with this new ballot measure.” He continued to make dubious claims about the effects of legalization: “We know from states that have fully legalized marijuana that it has real consequences: More deaths on highways caused by high drivers, dramatic increases in teen drug use and more…

The Cabinet of Thailand made a groundbreaking decision on August 4 to approve an amendment to the current Psychotropic Substances Act (also referred to as the Narcotics Act). The amendment would allow “health professionals, farmers and medical patients to grow, produce and export cannabis and its products,” according to the Associated Press. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul submitted the amendment proposal. Currently, Thai law only allows government officials who are certified to work with medical cannabis with the goal to “develop medical knowledge.” Should this amendment become law, it would also require that the Public Health Ministry use seized cannabis for medical use. In January of this year, Thailand opened its first two clinics specializing in cannabis as medicine. Charnvirakul told reporters that they were pilot clinics, “because we cannot…

“I’VE ALWAYS CONSIDERED MYSELF LIKE A COLLEGE STUDENT. I NEVER REALLY GREW UP. I JUST KEPT DOING WHAT I LOVED.” FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: VISUAL ARTIST GREGORY SIFF ON ART IN QUARANTINE, HIS TOPPS BASEBALL CARD COLLABORATION AND GETTING HIGH WITH TY DOLLA $IGN. A Gregory Siff painting has the transcendent ability to transport someone back in time, when doodling on a notebook as geometry class dragged on was the only creative way to get through the monotony—and that might be precisely what the world needs right now. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the globe, nothing is “normal” and Siff is learning to adapt. “We have to pay attention to it, because it’s the first thing that’s on your mind in the morning,” he says from his home in…

Make the most of late-summer fruits, fall spices and the collected kief in your grinder with this home-baked canna-coffee cake, which is excellent as breakfast or a sweet snack anytime. Fresh fruit baked into a moist, spicy cake and topped with a buttery cinnamon-streusel crumble and sugary THC-infused icing is the perfect autumn comfort food, especially when you can’t share a joint or a bowl. Just toast your kief in the oven and add it to the simple drizzled topping for easy control of dosage per slice! INGREDIENTS For spiced cake: 1¼ cup all-purpose flour1 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. cinnamon¼ tsp. sea salt1 cup almond milk1 tsp. apple cider vinegar½ cup organic cane sugar⅓ cup melted coconut oil1 tsp. vanilla extract For fruit (optional): 1 cup (1…

SHOW YOUR EXPERTISE ACROSS 4 Plants use this to create food out of light, which gives many plants their vibrant green color 6 The last name of the Harvard University physician who wrote “The Forbidden Medicine,” which was originally published in 1993 8 A term that describes two stages of progression, such as a drug effect that increases and then decreases in power or potency 10 A compound that is known to inhibit oxidation 11 A symptom of many medical conditions that is caused by an electrical disturbance in the brain and varies in severity 12 A technological device that heats cannabis plant material without igniting it 15 The last name of the Israeli chemist who first isolated tetrahydrocannabinol DOWN 1 A medicine that is given to a patient but has no medicinal value or effect 2 A policy…

Retired professional basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced that he took the leap into the CBD industry in late July. “I am so excited to team up with @UncleBuds_Hemp, the winning Hemp & CBD brand. Made in America, cruelty-free and available in over 15,000 stores nationwide. Even at 60, I work out every day and keep their pain relief products on me to help with my recovery,” Johnson announced on Twitter. Known for his advocacy of living a healthy and active lifestyle, Johnson was an obvious choice to be the company’s next partner. The former Los Angeles Lakers point guard also added that Uncle Bud’s commitment to producing effective products and serving diverse communities was one of the reasons he decided to join forces with Uncle Bud’s via his own…

An Israel-based study examined the cannabis terpene formulation NT-VRL, and early results suggest it can be effective to treat a syndrome caused by COVID-19. Cytokine storm syndrome often is the cause of symptoms such as fever, fatigue and vomiting, according to Forbes. It is caused when white blood cells are triggered, thus releasing inflammatory cytokines which, in turn, cause the release of more white blood cells. Researchers from Eybna Technologies and CannaSoul (both based in Israel) collectively found that if NT-VR is paired with CBD, it can become twice as effective for pharmaceutical medicines that are designed to treat inflammation caused by cytokine storm syndrome. “This type of delivery method is a game-changer enabling us to achieve therapeutic qualities from these unique phytochemicals like never before,” said Eybna Technologies CEO…

Surprising absolutely no one, Tommy Chong released one of the first celebrity cannabis brands to debut across multiple jurisdictions in legal states. Now, you can find Tommy Chong’s Cannabis in “every medical and recreational state in the nation,” according to the company website. You can imagine the utter delight on our faces at High Times the first time we opened up a box of Tommy Chong’s Cannabis Pre-Roll 5-Pack—packaged as though it were a pack of socially-acceptable Marlboro cigarettes with a diagonal tilting lid. It represented a long-awaited realization that cannabis officially entered the mainstream consciousness. Tommy Chong’s Cannabis products are packed full of THC and/or CBD, with a full range of products ranging from cannabis flower to Full Spectrum Elixirs, Premium THC Strips, Live Resin Slip Pens, Vape Pens,…

Also among the 55 arrested in Operation Pipe Dreams is Shea McAdams, who founded seedleSs Clothing in the early ’90s and sold all types of marijuana-themed clothes and accessories including Zong bongs. “seedleSs started as a free T-shirt at a red cup college party in 1992,” explains McAdams. “Entry was $20 and included the first seedleSs shirt, two joints and a bottomless cup. People started hitting me up for more shirts. I had no plans of making more or creating a brand, it just happened—shirt by shirt.” Any real stoner would instantly recognize the seedleSs name, as the products were carried by just about any respectable headshop for decades. McAdams explains that his parents were hippies and hustlers—and that cannabis was a normal ingredient to family life. “Smoking weed was…

With most of the United States and Canada becoming legal, there are a lot of new growers joining the wonderful world of outdoor cannabis cultivation. What were their struggles in their first year of growing? And what were the lessons they learned from those struggles? We asked the Cannafam community about this on several different platforms, and, as any caring family does, came up with a list of issues that new growers face and the methods with which they can be avoided next year. We also added some tips to help make your personal outdoor journey a success. THE RUSH TO PLANT Whether in a climate that allows for outdoor starts, or in one that only allows for indoor starts, many growers found that they had not started early enough.…

LET’S DITCH MITCH Mitch McConnell is a lowlife sack of shit! Shame on him for attacking Nancy Pelosi for daring to support medical marijuana. McConnell is not and never was a hemp ally if he’s against weed. All Nancy said was that cannabis is a successful therapy that has been found to be effective. It’s not like she said, “Everybody smoke a doobie because it is a miracle cure for everything.” McConnell replied—and I quote his condescending remarks—that “you can’t make this up” and “I hope she’s shared her breakthrough with Dr. Fauci” in response to her relief-package addition. People are literally dying; they are suffering from the virus and the anxiety it causes. They don’t have jobs and can’t pay their bills. A little bit of weed isn’t going…

LID If you still use the word “lid,” chances are that your age is showing. A lid represents a specific amount of weed, but the word went out of style long ago—sometime after the 1960s and ’70s. How the hell did it get this name? In the beginning, a lid equaled the amount of marijuana that could fit into a lid from a large Hellmann’s mayonnaise jar: a bit less than an ounce, or about 21 grams. Today, most people incorrectly use the word “lid” to describe an ounce, or close to it, at 28 grams. WOOK A wook is a psychonaut who looks like they took one too many acid tabs. They do—let’s just say—a lot more than weed. After draining all their dopamine, a wook becomes an ambitionless…

The story of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is undeniably captivating. In the early 1990s, armed with blind ambition and a dream, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Flesh-N-Bone and Bizzy Bone boarded a Greyhound bus in their hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, bound for Los Angeles. Their mission? Find Eazy-E and get their harmonized hip-hop music into his hands. After four months on the streets of LA and countless unanswered calls to the N.W.A. legend, they were about to give up when they found out that Eazy was actually on his way to Cleveland for a show. With that, they rushed back to Ohio, reunited with Wish Bone (who had stayed behind) and ultimately tracked Eazy down at the venue. Following an impromptu audition in Eazy’s dressing room, he invited them back to LA, officially…

Price by the ounce Welcome back loyal readers to THMQ, America’s leading monthly marijuana market guide! Both the East ($11) and West ($17) reported double-digit increases for the cost of an ounce, while the South dropped seven dollars on average. The wild fluctuations spiked the price of pot in the U.S. to a yearly high of $306 per zip. The return of the Top Five strains sees Blue Dream once again topping the chart, though this time joined by GG4. SEPTEMBER 2020 PRICE INDEX High Times wants to know what you’re smoking. Submit your strain information including location and price by the ounce to thmq@hightimes.com, or tweet us (#THMQ). TOP FIVE STRAINS 1 BLUE DREAM $260 2 GG4 $414 3 OG KUSH $273 4 SOUR DIESEL $338 5 GELATO $225…

At the tender age of 13, Charlotte Figi passed away on April 7, 2020. Charlotte left behind a legacy of compassion, and became the inspiration behind Charlotte’s Web, a CBD-rich strain of cannabis bred specifically for treating epilepsy and other conditions in young children. Charlotte lived with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of intractable epilepsy. Without the aid of cannabis, Charlotte suffered up to 300 grand mal seizures per week—which limited her ability to speak. It was only after the Figi family experimented with CBD strain—called Hippie’s Disappointment—that they actually saw improvement in her condition. Charlotte started eating more and interacting with other children. Thanks to the Figi family and others, we now know that low-THC/high-CBD strains are far from a disappointment, as they can make a life-changing difference for…

Can marijuana unlock inert creative inspiration? To many artists, the answer is yes. Marijuana is a universal tool that helps artists of all types tap into their best strengths, be it functional glass art, fine art or street art. The proliferation of glass art for smoking marijuana was inevitable. Borosilicate glass—the cleanest and most durable form of glass—became a competitive medium for glassblowers across the world several decades ago. Functional creations became more and more elaborate, and even drew the attention of the federal government. Street artists, often originating from urban subcultures, are also commonly associated with the herb and all that it has to offer. Here’s a look at the complex intersection of marijuana and art.…

“IF I’M NOT MAKING BONGS, I’M DRAWING PICTURES OF THEM. MY WHOLE STUDIO IS FILLED WITH ART LIKE THAT. IT’S CALLED DREAM FACTORY. WITH INSPIRATION FROM ANDY WARHOL, WE MAKE ART FOR THE MASSES.”-JASON HARRIS People who work in the marijuana and marijuana-adjacent industries operate under a blanket of illusion. At any given moment, federal authorities can rain down hell upon anyone who sells pipes, accessories or does anything else weed-related. Practically any act in the marijuana industry could be defined as “aiding and abetting” federal drug crimes—in the event that you piss off the federal government for whatever reason. As functional glass art slowly grew in popularity and became more and more elaborate—the industry caught the eye of federal agents. In 2003, 55 glass workers, managers, pipe sellers and…

CONTEMPORARY STORYTELLING The arrival of film caused the world to change in drastic ways. It created a whole new way to tell stories, giving birth to a new type of fame and talent that has turned into one of the most popular ways to consume entertainment to this day. Film connected people to famous stories of the future with Metropolis, introduce horrific tales in Frankenstein and King Kong, and created fantasy in ground-breaking animation in Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Film is the reason that humankind was able to witness astronauts walking on the moon (or a fake recording, if you’re one of those people). Human history is saved in vibrant technicolor, black and white and 4000K, thanks to the advances of technology. There have been so many…

Which cannabinoids decrease appetite? -Bake Mehappy Hi Bake, Despite its legendary reputation for creating the munchies, THC at high doses suppresses appetite, which might explain the consistent finding that regular cannabis users have a lower body-mass index than nonusers. Both tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and cannabidiol (CBD) can decrease the appetite-enhancing effects of THC at low doses. Each might help a bit with blood sugar, too. My crazy uncle thinks that substituting weed for opiates is just swapping one “high” for another and won’t help the opioid crisis. Help make my family dinners better! -Hanks Giving Hi Hanks, It’s not just about the subjective high. For example, alcohol is little help. Animal research reveals that cannabis might make opiates less enticing while easing the severity of withdrawal. We need the placebo-controlled trial,…

E-mail your hi-res digital photographs to mailbag@hightimes.com FLOWER OF THE MONTH GRANDDADDY PURPLE Given Granddaddy Purple’s (GDP) Purple Urkle and Big Bud lineage, this beauty drips with berry and grape flavors and of course, its enormous size. Master of Purps SUNNY DAYDREAM ERRL GREY Nothing beats the power of the sun. These Errl Grey ladies will naturally get much frostier before harvest time with the right balance of nutes and a little luck. High in Oregon TROUBLE WITH TRICHOMES FROSTY LADY Greetings Earthlings, Longtime reader of HT here. This frosty lady just beamed up for a visit and I snapped a shot with my tricorder. Peace, Live Long and Prosper! Captain Kirk TERP IN TIME JACK HERER Just look at this trichome development! Jack Herer provides rare juicy terps and I can’t wait…

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