Innehållsförteckning för October 2018 från High Times

@somthinSnazzay: @HIGH_ TIMES_Mag I had some garlic cookies last week….man that was some lethal stuff! @electricobot: @HIGH_TIMES_ Mag Attitudes towards mmj need to change. We need to come out of the dark ages and embrace the medical efficacy of this amazing plant. It is not a dangerous drug, they lied to us all these years for the wrong reasons. Open the door to the cure and legalize medical marijuana. @Gingerbr3d: @HIGH_TIMES_Mag Old school bubble! Oh man what I’d give for some of this. @NotoriousNunez: @HIGH_ TIMES_Mag I don’t get how the argument is simply addictive = needs to be banned. Regulated sure, but banning something usually makes it more dangerous to obtain and rarely works to deter people from using it. @Alex_Gepheart: The legislative #WarOnWax out West is a strange…

Turkish rapper Ezhel dodged some serious jail time recently after an Istanbul court acquitted him for charges of “inciting cannabis use through social media postings as well as song lyric,” according to the New Arab. The trial lasted a mere nine minutes before the judge called it for Ezhel, whose real name is Omer Sercan Ipekcioglu. Ezhel had been collared by narcs in May, who were likely not enamored of the Ankaraborn songwriter’s 2017 debut album Muptezhel, which translates to “drug user” in Turkish slang. Since Ezhel had released the record on his own, absent a major label, he faced criminal charges alone. Human-rights observers have criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in particular for how he has overseen the decline of democratic niceties in the country, such as free…

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DETROIT: BECOME HUMANSony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation 4) › Partway through one of Detroit: Become Human’s segments, you may find yourself flipping back and forth between your conversation choices (think a Choose Your Own Adventure book) and the in-game flowchart showing the myriad ways your story can go. You might be tempted to try to control the story. But once you give up control and just play through the consequences of your actions, Detroit offers one of the best experiences of any media so far this year. Swapping through different story lines, you control the actions and fates of three androids: Connor, who is working with the police to solve a murder; Kara, who is trying to protect a young girl from a violent world; and Markus, whose aim is to…

MODERN (WET) TRIM PROS • Trichomes are pliable and more likely to remain attached.• Space is better utilized by removing stems and excess foliage.• Buds dry more quickly and are ready for the market once cured. •The technique is fast! It saves time and money for the grower compared to dry trimming. CONS • Requires machinery and a crew of laborers to accomplish TRADITIONAL (DRY) TRIM PROS • It’s less labor-intensive.• Once the branches dry, you can return to cut at will.• The trim can be accomplished with very little upfront cost. CONS • The drying time is slower.• It requires a large amount of space to hang dry.• Trichomes become brittle and are more likely to break off.…

IN OUR JUNE 1999 ISSUE, my cultivation department colleagues Chris Simunek and Kyle Kushman introduced the High Times S.T.A.S.H. Awards, short for Significant Technological Achievements in Secret Horticulture. We committed to scouring the Earth, visiting as many weed farming facilities as possible and crashing all of the hydroponic “tomato” conventions to highlight pot production products that reduce growroom hassles while increasing yields. To be chosen, a device or gadget needed to meet and exceed certain exacting criteria. Stealth, speed, output and weight of eventual harvest were keywords that assured anxious growers their purchases would be worthwhile. Over the next two decades, as cannabis cultivation equipment changed and advancements in futuristic technologies increased, we also witnessed a much needed return to the basic fundamental agricultural practices of the past. These days,…

For years, visitors to Denver could enjoy a nice relaxing bus tour in peace, the experience elevated by a certain legal product. But the city recently cracked down on a couple of cannabis-bus tour operators—namely My 420 Tours and Colorado Cannabis Tours—as Denver cops went undercover to bust 31 tourists and bus employees for public consumption, with one driver arrested to boot. A city spokesman told Colorado Public Radio that law enforcement was simply responding to complaints about public tokery, but when pressed for copies of those complaints, the city demurred, saying it needed secrecy to “protect the integrity of the current prosecutions.” The city claims that, since anyone can take a canna-bus, they are by definition a public space and therefore off-limits for pot consumption. The busts expose a…

A three-foot-long joint was auctioned off for charity recently by Stone Road Farms of Los Angeles. The elephantine blunt was shaped like an elephant’s tusk, in homage to the African Wildlife Foundation, the conservation group for which the fund-raiser was held. “Smoking this would definitely be a multiday endeavor,” Stone Road founder Lex Corwin told HuffPost. “After three or four hits, you’d be couch-locked.” The fattie was created by blunt artist Weavers, who wrapped the tusky beauty in 24-karat gold-leaf papers (said to be worth some $5,000) and crammed it with more than a pound of flower, two ounces of bubble hash and six ounces of concentrates (all donated by Team Elite Genetics, Stone Road and Soilgrown Solventless). The gargantuan rollie was sold for only $4,000—20 grand less than its…

In the era of fake news, there’s no lack of rumors, urban myths or flat-out political propaganda being repeated about cannabis, whether in dark opposition or overly sunny sales pitches. As an industry-analysis firm, New Frontier Data takes no stance on the legalization of cannabis. Our aim is to provide unbiased, vetted, authoritative and actionable data to allow readers, investors, policymakers, researchers and academics to make informed decisions about the growing industry. So when someone goes either all Reefer Madness or makes claims about a miraculous panacea, we tend to look askance even as we take a dive into the data. Incredibly, the spirt of the 1936 classic propaganda film still lingers amid the debate about cannabis policy. Last May, Sheriff Howard Buffett of Macon County, Illinois, told a local…

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IN 2016, WATERSHED elections doubled the number of legalized marijuana states and brought medical marijuana to three more. Since then, increasing majorities support legalization, with West Virginia passing a medical-cannabis law and Vermont and Canada having legalized recreational marijuana. Despite rising national support, efforts at marijuana-law reform have been stalled at the federal level (see sidebar). That leaves it, as usual, up to the states to be the “laboratories of democracy” by passing their own reforms. Here are the statewide votes to be watching for this election night. OKLAHOMA MEDICAL MARIJUANA This election year, we’ve already added the 30th medical-marijuana state. Voters in the June 26 Oklahoma primary gave a resounding “yes” to State Question 788, despite a last-minute barrage of nearly a half-million dollars in scaremongering ads from the…

SUBJECT: Leaf Fade FROM: Terpene Cowboy I’ve noticed that the color of the leaves on my plants starts fading and turning lighter, especially in the veins. Aren’t these signs of deficiencies that I should be trying to avoid? Am I going overboard by flushing for a full 2 weeks? Dear TC, It’s perfectly normal for your leaves to fade and turn “fall” colors such as yellow, pink, red and light purple. This is a signal that your flush is working and you’re successfully removing the built-up nutrient salts. You’re correct that these are signs of deficiencies earlier in the plants’ life, but the last 2 weeks of flowering are a time to remove nutrients and not add them. Your buds will burn and taste better, and joints will turn to…

A recent edibles experiment has left me wondering why cannabis is not classified as a hallucinogen. Any thoughts? Leery Tim Hello Leery, Although formal definitions of hallucinogens emphasize changes in thought, perception and mood, they also stress little memory impairment, changes in arousal or craving. Cannabis doesn’t quite fit these criteria. Hallucinogens don’t work in the cannabinoid neurotransmitter system, either. Cannabis-induced experiences tend to have more “volition” (the ability to control yourself) and “intensity” (an experience of a rush or a high). It probably seems like academic hairsplitting, especially when you’re lying on the floor after a surprising brownie, but that’s the rationale. Could my daily dose of CBD be wrecking my buzz? I just don’t seem to get as high as I did before I started taking it. Fly…

I’M A 20-YEAR-OLD who wanted to work in the marijuana space, so imagine my dismay when I found out I couldn’t even apply for most jobs in the industry because of requirements that applicants be 21 or older. You might be in the same predicament, but fortunately there are ways to get involved before your first legal drink. If you want to work in the marijuana industry in the future, it is important to understand the hard work that is being done on the ground to improve marijuana laws for patients, casual users, businesses and those caught in the criminal-justice system, so take this time before your 21st birthday to learn about the War on Drugs and its detrimental effects on communities. Advocate for change in the public sector so…

A PILL OF GOODS Hey, I was hoping you might be able to test something for me. I’ve taken four drug tests and I’ve come up clean for marijuana. I believe it’s because I took extra strength Tylenol each time. I took three Tylenol the night before the tests and three the day of, and it worked. I did test positive for the other chemical in my system, however, but not for pot. I smoked the night before my test pretty much every time. Maybe it’s just me. But maybe I’m really on to something everyone needs to know about. Clinton How wonderful it would be if this were true. Imagine if an easily accessible, over-the-counter product could reliably help you pass a drug test! Unfortunately, when something seems too…

REPRESENTATIVE PETE SESSIONS Pete Sessions (no relation to Attorney General Jeff) has been a US Representative for Texas since 1997. He currently serves as chairman of the House Rules Committee, where he steadfastly buries cannabis-related proposals, ensuring that they don’t get a vote. Sessions has claimed marijuana is “made for addiction” and supports the gateway theory. He remains a major obstacle to federal marijuana legalization. For more on Pete, see page 92. SHERIFF GRADY JUDD The Polk County, FL, sheriff doesn’t discriminate when it comes to medical or recreational cannabis. He opposes them both, and he’s has been active in blocking marijuana-law reform in Florida. Specifically, Judd believes that medical-pot proposals are a ruse to create a path for recreational legalization. He further claimed, without evidence, that only 6 percent…

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper vetoed a trio of cannabis-themed bills recently, thereby arousing some anxiety in the state’s medical and business communities. One bill would have added autism to the list of acceptable medical-marijuana conditions, another would have made investing in cannabis more flexible and a third would have allowed dispensaries to offer their clients tasting rooms. In putting the kibosh on the autism provision, Hickenlooper argued that more research was required. “In vetoing this bill, we do so on sole concern that medical efficacy of MMJ to treat [autism spectrum disorder] has yet to be fully studied by medical professionals and scientific experts,” the governor wrote in a memo accompanying his veto. Some business folk are spooked by the veto that cut off new streams of investment capital, warning…

THE COATHANGERSLive (Suicide Squeeze Records) › The Coathangers are not merely “one of the best live female bands.” They’re one of the best live bands period—no gender qualifiers. Always inventive, the Atlanta-based trio captured on vinyl their post-punk verve unleashed at famed Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, CA, during a free two-night stand in November 2017. The group’s captured imaginings run the gauntlet from the melodic shrieks of “Springfield Cannonball” and jagged “Adderall” to the furious “Hurricane.” While “Shut Up” slams a locked door of distortion on any who dare doubt the Coathangers. Mark Miller THE NECTARSSci-Fi Television (Jaba Music) › The latest punk band to come out of the dirty Jerz dropped their debut album, Sci-Fi Television, earlier this year to some real acclaim that could rocket them into…

Getting marijuana reform done at the federal level means passing laws through Congress. Despite supermajority support for reform, bipartisan measures to change federal marijuana laws are often stymied by just one member of Congress. Most often, that reefer-mad roadblock is Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) in the US House of Representatives. Representative Sessions is not related to our diminutive attorney general, Jeff Sessions, except in their shared reefer madness. Like Jeff, Pete believes that marijuana is a gateway drug to heroin and that the “Just Say No” tactics of the 1980s actually worked. Sessions represents Texas’s 32nd Congressional District (the northeastern Dallas suburbs) and is chair of the House Rules Committee. This committee doesn’t cover any specific area of policy; it oversees directing bills to the House floor that are reported…

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