Innehållsförteckning för November 2019 från High Times

THIS SEPTEMBER, THE NFL kicked off its 100th season. That’s 100 years of elite athletes abusing their bodies for sport. And while the league has evolved into a massively powerful multibillion-dollar industry, it has largely done so at the expense of its workforce. As a consequence of playing an inherently violent sport, NFL players have suffered debilitating injuries throughout their playing careers, including everything from broken bones and torn ligaments to concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). But despite the risks of the sport, most players want to stay in the game. They simply ask for greater transparency from the league. And a growing number of players are now asking for the right to choose the pain-management and recovery regimen that’s best for their bodies. The vast majority of NFL…

EVER SINCE THE first stoner dropped a quarter into Pong at a video arcade, weed and gaming have enjoyed a long and fully requited love affair. Pot is good, and games are fun. Together, they make a delightful pairing, maybe better even than the sum of their parts. It appears that the cannabis and gaming worlds are today on similar trajectories, as both find wider currency as cultural influencers and, relatedly, as both have bloomed into multibillion-dollar enterprises. Not only does cannabis make video games more fun, it also can make competitors better gamers—a performance-enhancing drug, if you will. The world’s first and largest e-sports-event organizer, Electronic Sports League Gaming (ESL), seems to think so anyway, because it banned the use of cannabis in tournament play in 2015. ESL partnered…

The US Food and Drug Administration is pouring ice water on the burgeoning CBD industry. Recently it sent a long, accusatory letter to Curaleaf, a big name in CBD, warning that some of its marketing was a little bit too braggy. Specifically, the feds declared that Curaleaf is “illegally selling unapproved products containing cannabidiol (CBD) online with unsubstantiated claims that the products treat cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, opioid withdrawal, pain and pet anxiety, among other conditions or diseases.” Almost immediately, drugstore chain CVS said it would pull Curaleaf products, just months after it had signed on with the CBD giant. Curaleaf Hemp, the company’s hemp-based CBD product line, responded to the FDA promising “an extensive review of its website and social media platforms to remove all statements that FDA identified as…

A number of universities offer classes and even undergraduate degrees in weed-themed courses, but now the University of Sciences in Philadelphia has upped the ante with its new Master of Business Administration option for students on a cannabis career path. The school says their MBA is the first of its kind in the US, where the business side of cannabis, hemp, and dispensaries is growing increasingly relevant. The school already has a working relationship with Franklin BioScience, a large grow op in Denver, a pairing that seeks to create an education program for pharmacists, doctors, and students on track to become health professions. “As the industry grows, and the potential for medical cannabis to converge with the pharmaceutical industry, a specialization in pharmaceutical and healthcare business will be an asset…

J.J. McCoy is Senior Managing Editor for New Frontier Data WITH CANNABISINFUSED beverages (along with edibles, concentrates and topicals) soon to be legal in Canada, this winter looks to be a bit more festive than ever in the Great White North, and also in legalized markets in the United States. Though government officials are expecting only a limited selection of products to be available in stores and online by year’s end, many in the industry have been betting that cannabis drinks will surge in popularity once they hit the market. To anticipate the second wave of cannabis legalization, several licensed Canadian producers have struck deals with alcohol-beverage companies—including Tilray with Anheuser-Busch InBev, Hexo with Molson Coors and, most significantly, Canopy Growth with Constellation Brands (the owner of Corona and Modelo,…

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AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE THAT INCLUDED FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH THE DETROIT RED WINGS, DARREN MCCARTY TOOK ON THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE AS HE CONFRONTED HIS ALCOHOL AND PILL ADDICTIONS. HE CREDITS CANNABIS WITH SAVING HIS LIFE, AND NOW HE’S ON A MISSION TO SPREAD THE WORD. It’s not often we get to chat with a legitimate hockey legend. And as a four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Detroit Red Wings, you certainly qualify. But of course your battle with substance abuse and your use of cannabis to overcome some of these issues impresses us even more. Could you give our readers a bit of your background? My story in the Detroit area is very public as far as my fight with alcoholism and pills—and…

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE is possibly the most comforting of all comfort foods. The crispy, buttery breadcrumb topping blanketing creamy, cheesy pasta is undeniable bliss and a much-loved guilty pleasure that recalls simpler times. Preparing the old-school casserole with cannabis is a perfect marriage of feel-good ingredients—plus this version is dairy-and nut-free, and it can be gluten-free with a few simple substitutions, so everyone can enjoy the gooey, kief-infused goodness. INGREDIENTS Box of macaroni (1 pound) or gluten-free pasta ¾ cup olive oil or buttery spread (used in tablespoon amounts)2 cups breadcrumbs (normal, Panko or crushed gluten-free crackers)1 gram of sunflower liquid lecithin2 grams of about 20 percent THC kief or bubble hash (ideally from a Cheese strain for taste, but any strain will work well)2 tbsp. arrowroot starch (this…

FLOWER OF THE MONTH BOSTON GARDEN Check out my Super Snowdog covered in trichomes and almost ready. Sully The Masshole E-mail your hi-res digital photographs to mailbag@hightimes.com HARVEST OF THE MONTH OLD TOWN ROAD Those ain’t horses in the back! This is how we get our stuff from the valley to the porch. Can’t nobody tell us nothing… Big Nug X CRITTER OF THE MONTH FLYING FELINE As you can see, our cat Boo loves High Times too! Have a great day! Jolie Kaplan NUG OF THE MONTH FREE COLA I grew this from bag-seed from some weed I bought at the dispensary. Paid for an eighth - grew about a half-ounce! Chunk Up…

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Cannabis Cures I started using cannabis in Alaska over 40 years ago. At the time I was using it recreationally (which I still do) but soon discovered there were many different uses for the plant. I used cannabis for quitting cigarettes (which was monumental!) and drugs (which was monumental!), helping me sleep and managing my anxiety. Today, there are many people who use cannabis to treat their own medical problems; Autism, seizures, schizophrenia, Crohn’s disease, depression, cancer and cachexia (wasting syndrome) to name but a few. In the North, cannabis is used a lot to combat seasonal affective disorder, also called “cabin fever.” (I know I did!) In my case, on February 22, 2018, I had a major stroke and subsequently brain surgery. I know that cannabis helped me heal,…

JOE BIDEN An outspoken proponent of the War on Drugs, Joe Biden’s position hasn’t moved much but appears to be more amenable to cannabis in recent years. He is the only 2020 Democratic candidate who remains explicitly opposed to federal legalization. However, he supports changing cannabis to a Schedule II drug, thereby facilitating scientific research. In 2010, Biden said, “There’s a difference between sending someone to jail for a few ounces and legalizing it… The punishment should fit the crime. But I think legalization is a mistake. I still believe [marijuana] is a gateway drug.” PETE BUTTIGIEG Mayor Pete has no track record pertaining to weed as the mayor of South Bend. However, Buttigieg has become a vocal proponent of ending cannabis prohibition, often discussing the issue in terms of…

A Colombian man couldn’t get past security at Barcelona’s El Prat international airport recently, not after taping a half kilo of coke to his head and attempting to conceal it under a ludicrous toupee. Spanish police said the man, flying in from Bogotá, Columbia, was “considerably nervous” and that his wig was of “disproportionate size,” two no-nos when you’re trying to smuggle coke. The cops dubbed the bust “Operation Toupee” because why not? Inside the “perfectly-sealed package taped to his head” was coke worth more than 30,000 euros ($34,000). With their statement, the smug cops included photos of the unidentified man, one with him wearing the hideous rug and one without. “There is no limit to the inventiveness of drug traffickers trying to mock controls,” police said, and they ought…

(Sticky Papaya) “Gluey _lowers and citrus taste has this strain living up to its name.”– San Francisco, CA TRANS HIGH MARKET QUOTATIONS (Ice Cream Cake) “Sweet smoke from this weed.”– Brandon, VT 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). (Loud Dream) “Big, fruity buds.”–Rock Hill, SC…

WHEN DAVID IRVING decided he’d had enough and it was time to quit his job, he picked the most public stage possible for his exit: posting his “I’m out” message live on Instagram in May. The fact that David Irving’s job was playing all positions on the defensive line for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League—a job his employers were planning to bar him from performing, costing him money and precious time from the limited window of a football player’s already-short career, for the “crime” of using cannabis—is what made Irving’s exit both newsworthy and an omen. “As you know, I’ve voiced my opinion about this medicine right here,” Irving said as he palmed a tightly rolled joint on the ground floor of a neatly decorated new home.…

HEMP FOR VICTORY North America is bustling with hemp crops this growing season, and there’s talk of more and more planting in the seasons to come. It appears that the majority of more recent hemp-growing efforts are for the production of CBD (cannabidiol), the highly sought-after medicinal compound found in cannabis. CBD is used for a wide range of applications and has a variety of benefits for both people and animals. CBD provides physical and mental stimulation, although it’s not considered to be a psychoactive substance because it doesn’t produce the noteworthy buzz that people associate with recreational cannabis use. CBD is used to treat pain, promote healing, reduce anxiety, stimulate appetite and encourage sleep. Some research shows that the human body produces its own substance that is biologically very…

Texas has accidentally decriminalized weed. When Governor Greg Abbott signed a law in June to allow the cultivation and sale of hemp, he had no intention of sending the Lone Star State down the slippery slope to legalization of the good stuff. But now, prosecutors around the state are dropping marijuana charges left and right because they don’t have the time or lab equipment to distinguish between newly legal hemp and that old demon weed. “This is not just Texas,” Peter Stout, president of the Houston Forensic Science Center, which runs tests for the Houston Police Department and other agencies, told the New York Times. “Everybody is struggling with this.” Apparently prosecutors in Florida, which legalized hemp in July, are seeing the same phenomenon. In Texas, they’re not just tossing…

Prices by the ounce All indices were down from their previous month’s average in November. The Western Index experienced the biggest drop, falling $6 from its October average. After reaching a year-high average price last month, the US Price dropped down to $306 per ounce in November. The top _ive submitted strains included newcomers AK_47 and Ice Cream Cake. US Price Index YTD Average: $302 Southern Index YTD Average: $330 (Dairy Queen) “Cheesecake taste, stony high.”– Topeka, KS Eastern Index YTD Average: $312 Western Index YTD Average: $263…

THE SUPERB COOKIES genetics from California are simply too good not to develop a couple of sublime hybrids from. That’s why T.H.Seeds, the company responsible for the popular French Cookies strain, released the Cookies cross French Macaron, consisting of Gelato 33 x French Cookies. In search of an appropriate breeding partner, T.H.Seeds paired up with the Cookie Family, whose Gelato 33 is a delicious hybrid of Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies (a special GSC phenotype) and Sunset Sherbet (Girl Scout Cookies x Pink Panties). And with French Cookies having been developed by T.H.Seeds from a bag seed found in original GSC flowers, there’s a damn lot of Girl Scout Cookies contained in French Macaron! As you probably are aware, a macaron is a French meringue-based pastry made from almond flour,…

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