Innehållsförteckning för October 2023 från High Times

WHILE MUCH OF THE CANNABIS PRODUCED TODAY IS grown indoors, autumn will always be a special time to celebrate the natural life cycle of our favorite seasonal plant. In this annual Harvest Issue we’re highlighting some small farms run by growers who are devoted to producing the most natural product possible. By cultivating with organic inputs and relying on the power of the sun, they are able to harvest cannabis flowers that reflect the best expression of the plant’s full potential. Outdoor cannabis flowers are rich in terpenes and THC and, because they are generally not grown with yield and production time as primary drivers, often contain more obscure cannabinoids that are beneficial for our health and well-being in a number of ways. In the coming months the outdoor crop…

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DEPARTING BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA ON A FOGGY Wednesday morning, I was in for a treat. I knew I was headed to my favorite place and to what is, in my experience, the best cannabis farm in the world. On the drive north, everything got more beautiful, sunnier, golden, and green. I drove all the way to Dos Rios Farms in Dos Rios, California. This farm opens my heart. The locale and the people there are unparalleled and so is their herb. Dos Rios is in northeastern Mendocino County on the way to Covelo. The road to Covelo has a complicated history. Covelo is the end of California’s Trail of Tears and Dos Rios is about halfway down that road. I came to visit Mark Thies and his wife Leslie Hines at…

WITH CHEF CHRIS BINOTTO’S EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE in fine dining as well as his love for cannabis and creativity, he’s always seeking to create one-of-a-kind experiences. Binotto has worked under famous culinary figures such as chef Graham Elliot and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto and on many teams that have achieved Forbes 5 Star and Michelin Star awards. Following his experience in fine cuisine, Binotto moved on to become a corporate chef for a company that develops menus for numerous creative pop-up restaurant concepts such as Beetle House (a Halloween and Tim Burton-inspired restaurant with locations in Los Angeles and New York), as well as other pop-up restaurant menus themed around films such as Austin Powers, Star Wars, and Home Alone. Binotto has also had his hand in the culinary competition scene. He…

The European country of Luxembourg, which shares its borders with Belgium, France, and Germany, is one of the richest countries in the world (in terms of gross domestic product per capita). As of this summer, legal cannabis will be added to the country’s list of perks that it’s becoming well-known for. Bill 8033 went into effect on July 21 and legalized cannabis sales and possession up to 3 grams outside of their home (any more than that could net up to six months in prison). Additionally, the country now allows residents to cultivate up to four plants per household, as long as they can’t be seen from local roads. When Bill 8033 was initially passed by Luxembourg government officials, Minister of Justice Sam Tanson described prohibition as “an absolute failure,”…

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! THE DAYS ARE GETTING SHORTER, THE temperatures are falling, and in the outdoor cannabis producing regions, it’s Croptober! This is not only the case for commercial cultivation sites, but for home growers as well. I grew my first cannabis plant in 1998. Armed with only a handful of grow books and of course, a copy of High Times magazine, I was determined to take control of my cannabis destiny and to no longer be at the mercy of my local dealer. I was living in downtown Chicago, in a small apartment with no deck or patio, so my only hope was to grow indoors. High pressure sodium (HPS) and metal halide (MH) lights were the tools commonly used for home growing, but they were…

Oriving north along California’s Highway 12 to visit a cannabis farm, the scenery gives way to rows of established old vine wine grapes cast against a backdrop of low undulating golden hills. When I pull off the highway and arrive near my destination, Esensia Gardens, a Cooper’s hawk flies into a patch of oak woodlands moments before Marley Lovell cruises up on a Subaru UTV. His dad is also a bird watcher, he says with a wide welcoming smile, as he directs me to follow him along a short dirt road past a small herd of spotted brown and white cows huddled together in the shade. Esensia naturally blends in with many of the working farms in the heart of the Sonoma Valley, but it’s growing a unique crop for…

Mix Master Mike shot the intro scene to the Beastie Boys’s “Three MCs and One DJ” video 10 times over the course of eight hours in 1998. He would begin by walking from a coffee shop in New York City to the Beastie Boys’s “secret” rehearsal space—which he says was “basically a dungeon” — wearing a Ghostbusters proton pack he’d picked up from a Hollywood prop shop and a NASA spacesuit. MCA (Adam Yauch), Mike D (Michael Diamond), and Ad-Rock (Adam Horowitz) didn’t expect that, but this was Mix Master Mike’s first video with the Beasties and he wanted to make an impression. “They had no fucking idea I was coming in with that,” Mix Master Mike tells High Times. “To see their faces when I walked in with that…

“By providing a clear pathway for conducting clinical trials, the FDA is fostering a climate of innovation…” - Payton Nyquvest THE PSYCHEDELIC RENAISSANCE IS WELL UNDERWAY AND THE U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is becoming more involved. In 2017, the FDA granted breakthrough status to both methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and psilocybin. Then in 2019, the FDA approved esketamine—a ketamine-based drug—under Schedule III as a therapy for treatment-resistant depression, and clinics can be found all over the U.S. Now things could really get on the fast track with the loosening of restrictions and the development of standardization surrounding psychedelics-related clinical drug trials. On June 23, the FDA published new draft guidance to explore considerations to researchers investigating the use of psychedelic drugs for potential treatment of medical conditions including post-traumatic stress…

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) recently released a report that examined existing discrepancies for cannabis testing programs in legal cannabis states. In a foreword to the report, entitled “Regulating Patient Health: An Analysis of Disparities in State Cannabis Testing Programs,” ASA interim associate executive director of the Division of Public Health Practice and Policy at the American Public Health Association, Mighty Fine, emphasized the importance of consistency for the sake of all patients and consumers. “With an increasing number of individuals relying on medical cannabis for their health care needs, we must ensure access to safe and reliable products,” Fine said. “By examining the importance of testing cannabis for contaminants through the lens of patient safety, this report underscores the need for robust testing frameworks and regulatory mechanisms.” The report…

As the final THMQ quarter of 2023 kicks into gear, nationwide pot prices have stabilized. The average price of an ounce in America remains at $297, as the South (up $1) and the West (up $6) experienced modest gains, while prices in the East went down a mere $5 to $304. The West heated up with some of the highest pot prices to be found, taking the top four spots in this monthly review. This includes the costly Crescendo, which also appears alongside the very affordable Blue Dream, among the entries in the Top 5 strains, and the number one spot was won by earthy favorite Gary Payton. TOP 5 STRAINS 1 Gary Payton 4 @$314 2 Crescendo 2 @$455 3 Jack Herer 2 @$366 4 Baker’s Dozen 2 @$289…

As cannabis came out of the dark ages, brothers Daniel and Bryan Eatmon, aka Old E and Bleezy, of Mendo Dope gave the world one of its first insider glimpses into the Emerald Triangle. Sure we had Weed Wars, a limited reality show series that debuted in 2011, but not long after, Mendo Dope started giving us an authentic look at the hill in between the tunes and very reputable cannabis they were growing. Old E and Bleezy popped their first cannabis seeds in the valleys of Mendocino County, California in 2006. That was still very much the dark ages of the Bush administration era, but compared to what was going on in the neighborhood they didn’t have a lot to worry about with their single plant. “It was in…

A recent study published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research found that consuming cannabis is sometimes associated with a more positive experience and reduced pain when exercising. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who surveyed 49 runners between the ages of 21 and 49, who ran 3.88 miles and reported their experience both before and after consuming cannabis. “The use of cannabis with various forms of exercise (e.g., running) has received increased media attention in recent years, contradicting the popular stereotype that cannabis is associated with sedentary behavior,” researchers explained. “Although cross-sectional evidence suggests a positive association between cannabis use and exercise engagement, to date, the acute effects of cannabis on exercise remain unclear.” The study results showed that participants experienced fewer negative effects from…

I read that lonely people drink more alcohol but does that also apply to cannabis? I hate getting high when I’m feeling lonely. What does the research say about people like me? -Brian J. Researchers from Curtis Lab at the National Institutes of Health suggest that most people are like you. They looked at data from more than 2,000 people and found that lonely folks don’t turn to the plant. Although at least one clinic suggests that a mindful session by yourself can be very therapeutic, nobody really wants to get high and ruminate! Some physician overseas diagnosed my friend with a motivational syndrome because of his cannabis use. WTF?! -Hudson Adams I disputed this nonsense over two decades ago in my book Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the…