Innehållsförteckning för October 2016 från High Times

• On Instagram Here at High Times, we like our twax joints ornate! Good thing for us, @ chewberto420 feels the same way. According to the photog, this work of art is a Hell’s Angel OG joint with God’s Gift, Honeybee and Sour Diesel rosin and some Sour D drysift as well. It almost looks too good to smoke. Almost. • Glass Artist of the Month: Robert Raymond Robert Raymond (aka Drakken Glass) has been fascinated by glass art from an early age. A collection of soft glass marbles inspired him to start making Venetian glass bead jewelry at the age of 10. As glass pipes and tubes became more popular in the late 90s, he began collecting glass pieces on his travels and developed a deep appreciation for the…

Psychedelic therapy for chronic alcoholism had double the success rate of standard-therapy treatments. Oil Refinery In “Fat City,” (July ’16), Elise McDonough discussed the best fats and oils to use for cannabis infusions. I believe a good one was overlooked! I use hempseed oil. It tastes great and seems to be pretty strong—even when I use trash trim! Any thoughts? William H. HT edibles editor Elise McDonough responds: Hempseed oil is an excellent source of balanced amino acids, but it has a low smoke point compared to other oils and fats, making it undesirable for most types of high-heat cooking. Hempseed oil can also turn rancid quickly, so it needs to be stored in a fridge and used within a week of infusion. With this in mind, a cannabis infusion…

Cannabis Car Bruce Dietzen of Renew Sports Cars in Key West, FL unveiled a vehicle crafted from a Mazda chassis and 100 pounds of imported Chinese hemp. Hurds, hemp’s woody core fiber, bind with resin to create a material superior to fiberglass. Renew’s roadsters range in price from $40,000 for a 130-horsepower model to nearly $200,000 for a 640-hp beast. Hemp Refining PureHemp, based in Colorado, has developed a process for refining industrial hemp into oils and pulp as well as lignin, the “glue” protecting fibers. PureHemp’s proprietary tech ensures more rapid recovery of valued sugar streams from hemp biomass. The company plans to open its first commercial hemp refinery toward the end of this year. Improving Fibers Louisville, KY–based Sun-strand is the only company developing commercially viable surface treatments…

Despite the prohibitionist hysteria over legal pot, the sky still hasn’t fallen after four years of recreational marijuana in Colorado. In fact, even the old canard that legal weed will increase underage pot use is on the ropes, as the latest study shows that current use among Colorado’s teens is actually lower than the national average. The Colorado Department of Public Health’s biannual Healthy Kids Colorado Survey reports that nearly four out of five high-school students don’t use cannabis at all. Only 21 percent reported smoking pot at least once within a 30-day period in 2015. That number is actually down 1 percent from pre-legalization use in 2011, and four points lower than the pot use among Colorado’s teens in 2009. These latest findings also debunk a December federal study…

(Hydro) “Great smoke! Stinks up my whole apartment…” –Nashville, TN (Master Kush) “Good quality but pricey. Usually around.” –Richmond, VA MARKET ANALYSIS Prices by the ounce The Kind and Mids indices held steady in October, finishing the month within $3 of their September averages. The US Price Index experienced the biggest drop this month, falling $9, while the Schwag Index saw the largest gain, closing October $20 above its previous average. Haze returned to the top five submitted strains for the first time since June. (Querkle) “I brought my own clones from Arkansas!” –Rico, CO (Cotton Candy) “Green bud that’s luffy but dense.” – Regina, CANADA…

Tommy Chong CEO & Brand Ambassador for Chong’s Choice Profession: World-famous comedian, activist, actor and stoner Locations: 25 dispensaries in California Welcome to the High Times Pot Jobs Report for 2016. The continued mainstreaming of marijuana means more job growth and more business opportunities for Americans looking to join the green rush. Cannabis has now become the fastest-growing sector of the US economy. According to the research firm New Frontier, 2015 was a “watershed year for the legal cannabis market,” with sales growing from $4.6 billion in 2014 to $5.7 billion last year—and the company anticipates a 26 percent increase in 2016, with the market closing the year at $7.1 billion. New Frontier further predicts that by 2020, legal market sales will soar past $22 billion. Compared with other industries,…

Chefs, Bakers and Edibles Creators The edibles sector is one of the fastest-growing in the industry after cultivation. If you have culinary skills, why not try them out in a kitchen creating recipes that incorporate cannabis? The demand for new products and innovative food ideas is strong, since a large percentage of people using cannabis these days, especially for medicinal purposes, prefer to eat their weed—which makes it a smooth way to help the medicine go down. Extraction Artists Career paths in concentrates include operators, technicians and managers. These specialized jobs often require a background in chemistry or engineering, not just an expertise in dabbing. But these days, thanks to the increasing popularity of concentrates, training and certificate classes such as those offered by Havelick & Associates are available to…

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1 Nature’s Nectar Cal-Mag Prices vary ez-gro.com Deficiencies in nutrients like calcium and magnesium are often misdiagnosed or improperly addressed by stressed-out growers looking for solutions. Nature’s Nectar Cal-Mag supplement is an organic emulsion that provides an excellent alternative to synthetic versions. Best of all, there’s no pH adjustment necessary—simply add two to 10 teaspoons per gallon of water as necessary. 2 Lifted LED $972, City 9; $1,699, City 14 liftedled.com LED (short for “light-emitting diode”) technology continues not only to improve, but to become more affordable. Two new systems from Lifted take LED lighting to new heights. The City 9 is their equivalent for a 600-watt high-intensity discharge (HID) light, while their City 14 mimics a 1,000-watt HID. You can wirelessly control the spectrum throughout…

IT’S NO SURPRISE that concentrates are the fastest-growing sector of the cannabis market. After all, who doesn’t love a good dab? Concentrates capture everything that’s great about weed and amplify it to unprecedented levels. And when you consider how quickly concentrates have become such an integral part of the marijuana market, it’s a truly extraordinary rise. Less than 10 years ago, hardly anyone had even seen a dab rig, and even fewer people had access to honey oil, the solvent hash of the day. It took a perfect storm of less restrictive marijuana laws—which led to a huge surplus of cannabis being sold at an all-time-low price per pound—combined with new platforms for sharing information, to create the explosion of experimentation and progress we’ve seen in the concentrates field. Here…

We all know that cops lie, but how much deception should they be allowed to get away with? That question could be answered by a case: involving a shipment of salmon ’ stuffed with marijuana sent fromof California the police to . Louisiana several years ago. On November 9, 2012, Baton Rouge police tracked a package they suspected of containing pot to the home of Jacson Moore. Instead of securing a search warrant, however, the narcs staked out Moore’s home until he emerged carrying a cooler and drove off. The police eventually stopped Moore’s car, told him they were investigating an armed robbery, and asked if they could perform a search. Moore consented, and the search resulted in the discovery of the salmon, which contained six pounds of pot. Because…

Microsoft will be the first major company to start working in the cannabis industry. The tech giant announced that it would make the leap into legal pot by partnering with LA-based Kind Financial on Agrisoft, a cannabis-compliance software program that tracks plants from seed to sale. Such tracking is already mandatory in Colorado and could be the centerpiece of legislation in several other states that are looking to legalize pot, as it helps to ensure that cannabis is legally cultivated, distributed, and sold rather than diverted to the black market. The Agrisoft program has been available for the last three years and provides pot-legal states with the technology necessary to monitor cannabusinesses on a wide scale. Although the company doesn’t have any government contracts currently in place, Kind Financial is…

After 12 years in federal prison, Weldon Angelos is a free man. Now 36, he received a 55-year sentence in 2004 for selling pot to a confidential informant on two occasions. Although it was his first drug offense, Angelos fell victim to mandatory-minimum sentencing because he was allegedly in possession of a handgun during the deals. Mandatory-minimum laws require judges to impose incredibly harsh prison terms on offenders regardless of the extenuating circumstances. Judge Paul Cassell was deeply disturbed by the draconian sentence he was forced to impose and never stopped advocating for Angelos. In February, Cassell wrote a letter to President Obama asking for his release. While Angelos wasn’t among the 42 prisoners whose sentences were commuted by Obama in June, he believes that Cassell’s steadfast support was responsible…

1) Helpsy: Featuring Golden Girls sweatshirts, Mary Jane–printed body suits and vegan-leather hologram backpacks as heady as a bowl of Death Star, Helpsy creates ethical, cruelty-free, locally sourced clothing that is just as on-trend as it is good for karma points. shophelpsy.com 2) The Personal Stash: It wouldn’t be a stoner fashion list without the Personal Stash, creators of the “I Bud You” logo, which was founded by artists in New York City who might even love pot more than you do. (Kidding!) Check out their weed-themed shoelaces, available in “strains” like NYC Diesel and Granddaddy Purp—and after skateboarding with Diesel running through your brain and your shoes, crash on their dope bedding when it’s time for a weed nap. ibudyou.com 3) Wild lower Dyes: I know the cannabis industry…

Six years ago, voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have made California the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. While it would still be another two years before Colorado and Washington turned that dream into reality, 2010 nonetheless proved to be a banner year for bud—especially by the Bay, where High Times held its first-ever Cannabis Cup on American soil. As the birthplace of medical marijuana, San Francisco was the most appropriate city to host our inaugural celebration of med-pot, and after holding 22 High Times Cannabis Cups in Amsterdam, we were eager to bring our preeminent pot party to the US for some homegrown marijuana. Fast-forward to today. High Times has now held well over 20 cups nationwide, with seven taking place in Northern California. Four states and…

What’s your interest level? Are you passionate about cannabis and know everything there is to know about the industry and the plant? Or are you just starting out and willing to learn? Whatever your interest level, employers will be impressed if you’ve done your homework. It also helps if you don’t care about the stigma that still surrounds cannabis in many places. Being a cannabis user isn’t necessarily required for getting a job in the industry; in fact, depending on the position’s responsibilities, a nonuser might even have an advantage in getting hired. Either way, employers will be more likely to hire you if you show you understand that they’re trying to grow and run a business just like any other employer in any other industry. Remember, your number-one job…

One of the more intriguing advancements in lighting technologies of the past few years is the unit shown here, originally produced by Life Light Technologies and is now manufactured by Garrison Technologies, Inc. The light spinners come in four arm units and spin to deliver light from multiple angles for superior light penetration into the plant canopy. The spinning system also cools the light itself and creates air movement within the growing space. The real science, however, comes into play with the SunPulse bulbs, which come in four di erent Kelvin rated temperatures; each bulb produces a specific color of light. By adding a di erent bulb in each arm, the spinning action creates a full-spectrum, white light that comes the closest to that of natural sunlight out of all…

ONE FORTUNATE WAY TO SPEND FRIDAY THE 13TH IS GETTING STONED, LISTENING TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD AND WAITING FOR BILL KREUTZMANN TO CALL. A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DEAD, KREUTZMANN ANCHORED THE LEGENDARY BAND’S DRUMMING, BOTH SOLO AND IN TANDEM (AS THE “RHYTHM DEVILS”) WITH MICKEY HART. IT WAS BACK IN 1965 THAT KREUTZMANN FIRST HOOKED UP WITH JERRY GARCIA, PHIL LESH, BOB WEIR AND RON “PIGPEN” MCKERNAN. TOGETHER, THEY STARTED THE GROUP THAT WOULD MORPH INTO THE DEAD, SOON SERVING AS THE HOUSE BAND FOR AUTHOR/LSD AVATAR KEN KESEY AND THE MERRY PRANKSTERS’ GROUNDBREAKING ACID TESTS. THE DEAD WOULD GO ON TO ENJOY A RICH 30-YEAR RUN, PRODUCING BOTH LIVE EXPERIMENTATION AND CLASSIC SONGS THAT STAND THE TEST OF ETERNITY. SINCE THE DEATH OF GARCIA IN 1995 AND THE…

You don’t have to be a devout vegan to enjoy plant-based cooking a few days out of the week. If you’re seeking a healthy habit, join in on “meatless Monday” and go vegan for a few meals per week to add some balance to your life. After all, cannabis makes all food taste amazing, vegetables included! Straight outta Portlandia, the vegan stoners behind theveganstoner.com adorably illustrate recipes designed to quickly satisfy the munchies with healthy, delicious dishes. Created by Sarah Conrique and Graham I. Haynes, designers who believe that vegan cuisine shouldn’t be too complicated or rely on expensive, exotic ingredients, The Vegan Stoner Cookbook is perfect for those just beginning to cook. With few ingredients and minimal time and effort required, each vegan stoner recipe makes it easy for…

THE DARK FORCES opposing marijuana legalization are doing their malevolent best to thwart policy reforms that, according to the national polling firm Gallup, nearly 60 percent of Americans support. In states with binding voter initiatives on the ballot that would end cannabis prohibition and replace it with tax-and-regulate policies—most notably Arizona, California and Massachusetts—the prohibitionists are out in force. In Arizona, one of the largest donors seeking to defeat a marijuana-legalization initiative is the Arizona Wine and Spirits Association, which donated $10,000 to an anti-pot group largely run by the state’s prosecutors and law-enforcement officials. However, considering all the harm that’s been caused by alcohol, pro-reform organizations have called on the anti-pot folks to return this hefty donation so as not to be hypocrites. In California, Paul Curry, a lobbyist…

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• The NFL & Pot Cannabis in professional football is an issue that’s heating up the gridiron. A host of former NFL players weigh in on why the National Football League should allow its athletes to use cannabis freely and without penalty. • The Great Vape Pen Review Want to know which vaporizer is best for you? For the third consecutive year, we tested more than 60 vape pens to find the ones that have the best design and durability, offer the most stealth, and deliver the biggest hits. • Pot of the Pacific Northwest Check out this award-winning, automated ganja garden in Oregon run by High Winds Farms, which produces a perpetual harvest of high-quality pot on a massive scale. • Election 2016 This is it! Historians will look…

Marijuana-law reform has been on a roll. Four states and the District of Columbia have approved recreational cannabis, 25 states and DC have legalized medical marijuana, and polling indicates that a majority of Americans favor legalizing pot. Despite the good vibes, however, it’s important to remember that there are still many hardline anti-pot crusaders out there, and they’re not going away anytime soon. For every Melinda Haag or Michele Leonhart that fades away, another misinformed or disingenuous stooge is waiting to take their place. Below is a list of eight particularly hateful pot prohibitionists who should be on your radar. CARLA LOWE: As a substitute teacher in the 1970s, Lowe noticed that some of her students “with long hair… weren’t focusing” on their lessons and decided “they were probably smoking…

A trio of dolts in Durango, Colorado, identified themselves as DEA agents and proceeded to rob a legal home cannabis grow. The burglary’s mastermind, Lorne Carl Heintze, and two accomplices handcuffed the occupants of the home, placed pillowcases over their heads, and stole eight pounds of pot worth $18,000. One of the victims managed to free herself and call the police. She told them that Heintze—who happens to be her nephew—was likely behind the heist, since he’d helped her set up the grow. Incredibly, Heintze, who came armed with pepper spray, was so inept that he accidentally sprayed himself in the face and had to abandon the robbery. His accomplices convinced him to steal the buds from his aunt to save one of them from getting into trouble with the…

While many swear by pot’s power as an aphrodisiac and sexual enhancer, pop star Nick Jonas recently revealed that cannabis’s amorous side effects can, um, arise at inopportune moments. During an appearance on The Tonight Show, Jonas disclosed to host Jimmy Fallon that, a day after sampling a friend’s medicinal lollipop, the singer experienced what he described as a “NARB” (no-apparent-reason boner) while appearing at the Young Hollywood Awards back in 2014. Fallon displayed still images from that rather stiff appearance, which showed Jonas uncomfortably holding his hands directly over his groin, both on the red carpet and even when presenting an award onstage. Jonas also playfully recreated his “cover-up” for Fallon. It’s a good reminder to always use caution with edibles: Sometimes the effects are beyond your control.…

“To have a patchwork of trademark rights around the country is really undermining that goal of predicatability.” EVER WONDER WHY marijuana trademarks are not registered? The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has held that a trademark applicant must show that the goods or services under consideration are lawful. But since marijuana remains a Schedule I drug, it is still as unlawful at the federal level as say, heroin or bath salts. As a result, honest cannabusinessesalthough legal at the state level—are stymied when they try to make a name for themselves, so to speak. Customers lose out too, because they cannot be assured that a trusted name is really trusted without the imprimatur of national trademark registration. Soon, however, we expect to see some needed changes in how…

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Cultivation Cultivation is the hardest part of the marijuana business. It takes strict dedication and attention to detail to grow an efficient crop. We are noticing a huge demand for scalability and sustainability for final products for consumer and community safety. Understanding pesticide regulation by receiving your pesticide-application certification and pest-management training is one of the most important things to being a legal cultivator. These certifications will be imperative to getting and keeping a good job in the industry, and they could be mandated in some states. Horticulture classes and any agricultural experience would be beneficial to the growth of your skills. You must remember that growing cannabis is not like growing tomatoes, and many business owners will want somebody who has had hands-on occupational experience. Get a job, start…

“Michigan again and again and again and again,” croon the Accidentals, a trio from Traverse City, MI, in the upbeat, folkie hit from their latest LP. It’s a musical love letter to the Mitten State, and I’ve had it playing on repeat since the Medical Cannabis Cup in Clio on June 11 and 12. It was such a wonderful time, in fact, that High Times is returning to the Auto City Speedway for a second event in late August! We received a very warm welcome from Michiganders for our June Cup. The two-day event unfolded in a lazy, languid, amiable atmosphere, as the sunny skies and high temperatures kept everyone moving slowly and stopping to hydrate often. The Auto City Speedway is a racetrack, so the expo booths were set…

SUBJECT: Grower Eye Care FROM: Beggarstune I have a new grow tent with a 1,000-watt light. The inside of the tent is very reflective, and working in it—even for a short period of time—leaves me seeing spots if not feeling quite blind when I return back to normal lighting conditions. I’m concerned about my eyesight. Do you have any advice on protecting your eyes from intense indoor grow lights? Dear Beggarstune, Luckily, there are several types of growroom eyewear on the market that will protect your vision from annoying or potentially harmful rays. Brand names like Nectar, Lumii and Apollo all provide a variety of affordable options, but my favorite company making eyewear specifically for protecting against high-intensity discharge (HID) lights, as well as LEDs and even sunlight, is Method…

Do people drink less alcohol when marijuana laws are less strict? Bud Smarter Hi Bud, Research on marijuana-law reform and alcohol consumption has yielded almost every result possible. At least one study showed that medical cannabis states have seen a decrease in alcohol consumption, while another revealed that many medical users have turned to the plant to curb problematic drinking. But other work shows no impact at all or even an increase in alcohol-related problems. Some of these results seem to depend on how the laws are enforced as well as the age of the participants. I think we need more states to legalize before we can get a clearer answer to this question. Can cannabis treat Alzheimer’s disease? Dr. Demento Hello Doc, The plant’s legendary anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects…

Dedication and passion are two words that suit Michael Minardi to a T. Michael, who fights to repeal Florida’s archaic cannabis laws while defending the rights of med-pot patients, is one good reason that Florida can now be counted among the most fertile states in the nation for marijuana-law reform. Since June of 2015, many municipalities in the Sunshine State have embraced commonsense decriminalization measures. With the assistance of Florida NORML, Michael has worked to convince county commissioners and City Council members that incarcerating nonviolent marijuana consumers is a travesty of justice. As a criminal-defense attorney, Michael has successfully defended several med-pot patients in cases that have resulted in landmark decisions. Most notably, he won Florida’s first medical-necessity defense in a jury trial in March 2015. His client list includes…

CLOSE UP OF THE MONTH FLOWER POWER Hope you enjoy my legit cannabis photography. See more photos... @trichome.fields.forever NUGS OF THE MONTH ICY POT Here is my Ice Bomb from Bomb Seeds. Josh C. FLOWER OF THE MONTH KILL THEM WITH KINDBUD Attached is a picture of my Blackberry Kush at 8 weeks in a legal indoor Oregon grow. Don S. CRITTER OF THE MONTH WEB SLINGER Check out this high spider and its web in some BC bud. Dale Nordal in beautiful British Columbia E-mail your hi-res digital photographs to mailbag@hightimes.com…

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