Innehållsförteckning för February 2023 från High Times

As American hemp farmers struggle to accurately sex plants and prevent their crops from going hot—going over the potency definition of what makes the plants hemp or 0.3% THC on a dry-weight basis—technology is improving to make these tasks a little easier. With the help of some of the top minds at Texas A&M University, Louisiana-based Mariposa Technology has created a digital farming tool for hemp and marijuana farmers using a database and software that allows them to test their crops at any stage of the growing season without having to cut any samples. Using a small laser-operated spectroscopy tool, THC content and plant gender can be determined without waiting for a lab to process the data. The Mariposa Technology team developed Predictive Analytical Modeling Application for Plants (PAMAP), a…

I WENT TO MJBIZCON (HELD IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA IN NOVEMBER 2022) and saw something new: A man wearing a sandwich board hand-written with a funding pitch for his Massachusetts social equity license. A true “last-resort” funding attempt. I think the sign wearer was tongue-in-cheek. But humor is also a method of coping with disappointment. I share his deep disappointment about the wave of unfunded social equity licensees. Social equity activists have pushed back against social equity as a buzzword only—talked about but not actualized. Standing outside the Las Vegas Convention Center wearing his sign was a buzzword in the flesh. His sign explained the license is in a desirable location. There’s committed venture capital (VC) funding and a strong advisory team with exits under their belt. And it’s not enough.…

SUGARY TREATS SCRATCH THE SURFACE OF THE massive iceberg that is today’s infused edible options. What was once essentially relegated to cookies and brownies, edibles now offer a world of choices, with virtually every food or beverage having the potential to be infused. The growing popularity of edibles is propelled by various reasons, ranging from a more discrete consumption method to a longer lasting high. But while traditional edibles take anywhere between 30 minutes to two hours to take effect, through technological advancements numerous cannabis brands are now offering edibles that can take effect in a half hour or less. A new company entering the California market aims to deliver on faster-acting edibles while offering a range of choices and consumables that few, if any, other companies can rival at…

When Oregon voters passed Proposition 109 in 2020, they cleared a path for greater access to the therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms and products that contain their active compounds. The ballot measure, which was approved with more than 55% of the vote, authorized the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to create a program to permit licensed service providers to produce and administer psilocybin-producing mushroom products to adults 21 years of age or older. A model for progressive drug policy reform, Prop. 109 also laid the groundwork for a new industry in Oregon. The OHA’s Psilocybin Services Section is charged with drafting rules to license and regulate the manufacturing, transportation, delivery, sale, and purchase of psilocybin products as well as the provision of psilocybin services, with a mandate to have the program…

Adam DeVine is STOKED to be featured in High Times Magazine, especially since—once-upon-a-time—his journey through comedy almost never happened. “High Times Magazine is so cool for me, man. If you were to have told an 18-year-old-me—we’ll say 18, but really 16—that I was going to be interviewed by High Times Magazine, I would have lost my mind. And still, a 39-year-old-me would have lost my mind the same exact way, like I did a couple of weeks ago when I found out I was going to do this interview.” As a kid, DeVine was involved in a serious accident, one that—to this day—left him with lasting physical ailments. Yet despite such a horrific experience, he was able to conquer his fear of death at a very young age and come…

CHRIS SAYEGH HAS BEEN AN INNOVATOR of five-star, cannabis-infused fine dining since establishing his high-end food catering company The Herbal Chef in 2013. Since then, he and his team have been serving up artfully prepared healing dishes, catering, and creating within his infamous Secret Supper Club around the world. He launched Nostalgia Bar and Lounge in Santa Monica, California in 2021 and is also serving the East Coast with a commercial kitchen in Miami, Florida. His first book, Sugar High: 50 Recipes for Cannabis Desserts, shares some of his most coveted desserts and treats from his elaborate 12-course infused meals. Known for his Michelin-style recipes and presentations, this cannabis chef isn’t beneath adding a classic weed brownie recipe to the mix, and doesn’t expect his followers to rise to the…

NEWS JUSTIN LONG HAS THE MUNCHIES p. 120 NEWS EU RULES ON FOREIGN MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENT p. 122 The U.S. government is taking a more serious look into hempcrete due to its long list of benefits including its lower environmental impact when compared to other conventional construction materials. Hempcrete is typically made by combining powdered hemp biomass, lime, and water, resulting in a lightweight building material that is green in color. It creates a strong composite material comparable to concrete, but it weighs just about an eighth the weight of regular concrete. It also doesn’t shrink or warp when exposed to hot and cold temperatures. Some of hemp’s benefits are beginning to be noticed by officials at the federal level, and a lot of funds are being applied toward the…

SAVORY UPGRADE binske.com Available in several states, Binske’s infused olive oil allows cannabis consumers to choose their own edible adventure. The olive oil contains 100 mg of THC and comes in several flavors such as lemon, rosemary, garlic, and truffle along with extra virgin. Each flavored offering is made from real fruits and herbs as well as cold-pressed olive oil to ensure freshness. These oils, crafted from olives sourced from a certified organic farm in the Santa Ynez Valley in California, are a great way to add a kick of cannabis to savory dishes such as salads or pastas. Prices vary WAKE ME UP telltheoriginstory.com For many in the wake and bake nation, coffee and cannabis are a perfect combination to get the day started. Landrace Origins is a California-based…

Cows Produce Milk With THC German researchers published a study in Nature Food on Nov. 14, 2022 and determined that dairy cows that were fed industrial hemp produced milk with detectable traces of delta-9 THC. Researchers observed that the cows underwent behavioral changes, indicating that they might have been under the influence of the cannabinoids found in the hemp feed. To conduct the study, researchers at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment fed 10 lactating dairy cows different amounts of hemp feed loaded with a wide range of cannabinoid concentrations. The cows were observed over a period of weeks, and researchers collected data on the behavior of the animals and conducted lab analysis. The cows that were given feed made from cannabinoid-rich hemp leaves, flowers, and seeds demonstrated noticeable…

WELCOME BACK TO THE TWENTY22MANY VETERAN CHRONICLES, WHERE I HAVE THE honor and privilege to write about incredible veteran activists. This month I get to tell the story about possibly one of the most needed and useful organizations that I have ever written about on this platform. I proudly bring you the Balanced Veterans Network (BVN), founded by United States Air Force veteran Ron Millward. Millward is dedicated to creating a safe, reliable space for cannabis education, advocacy, and empowerment of alternative therapies for veterans and their families. Millward grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and enlisted in the United States Air Force at 17 years old. He served for seven years as a combat vehicle operator and an aerospace flight medic. During that time, Millward deployed to Iraq, Qatar, Saudi…

Through the challenges of legalization in California, few companies have proven more adept at handling the challenges the industry is facing like the scientists at Node Labs in Northern California. Be it cleaning up viruses or providing commercial farming operations with quality genetics that people actually want to smoke, Node has led the way since 2018. Their work with some of the biggest names in the industry to restore weathered cuts to their original luster has created a lot of value for the farmers and the consumer who gets to enjoy the end product. Tissue culture is now very much normalized thanks to Node’s efforts and that of a handful of others. The survival rate for the nurseries that work with Node through the recent culling of California’s industry is…

E-MAIL YOUR HI-RES DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS (MB ONLY) TO MAILBAG@HIGHTIMES.COM “Here is some Silver Haze I’m growing indoor right now for me and my wife to smoke. I hope you like the pic. They are at week 7 in flower under LED lights in soil.”- Jerold “Purple Haze Panama Goddess pheno. Chopping this week.”- John “The strain is Beaver Cookies (Gary Payton x GMO Cookies) from Elev8 Seeds. This is one of the best looking plants I’ve grown and I’ve had quite a few people tell me I should submit pictures to High Times, so I figured I’d give it a shot.”-Justin, @leegreen_420 “Sour Diesel.”-HRG…

YIELD: 1 (10/11-INCH) TORTE, 12 SLICES SOME OF THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD ARE IN THIS RECIPE: chocolate, coconut, and fresh berries. And what makes it even better is the texture. There is a delicate crust atop an incredibly moist flourless cake. The coconut cream and the raspberry coulis lighten the entire dish and balance the decadence with a lovely tangy note of acidity. Break this out for any potluck, and let yourself be known as the dessert whisperer. FOR THE TORTE 2 c. dark chocolate chips (340 grams)¼ c. (1 stick), plus 3 T. cannabis-infused butter, cut into small cubes (165 grams)6 large eggs, room temperature (300 grams)¾ c. granulated sugar (150 grams)½ t. Kosher salt (3 grams)1 t. Pure vanilla extract (4 grams) FOR THE RASPBERRY COULIS…

1 PSYCHOANALYSIS Sigmund Freud discovered early on that cocaine proved to be a wonder drug in developing the foundation of psychoanalysis. It compelled people to open up and let go of their ego, at least until the high wore off. Freud first obtained cocaine from Angel’s Pharmacy in Darmstadt, Germany, in April 1884. The German military commonly used it, and around the same time, a pinch of cocaine was being added to Coca-Cola marketed as a health tonic in the U.S. Freud’s love-hate relationship with the drug evolved over time as colleagues began to become addicted. “I need a lot of cocaine,” Freud admitted in a letter to Wilhelm Fleiss in 1895. 2 BRAIN MAPPING John C. Lilly had an intimate relationship with psychedelics as a devotee of Aldous Huxley since 1934…