Innehållsförteckning för August 2024 från High Times

ONE OF MY FAVORITE ASPECTS OF WEED IS ITS ABILITY TO serve as a connector. My passion for this plant has guided me across the U.S. and beyond to meet some of the pioneers of cannabis activism, and through sticking to my creative path over the years, I can now call many of those legends my friends. Over the past decade, I’ve observed many people reinventing themselves to stay in the game as the cannabis industry continues to evolve. In the same way that I continue to support the companies I believe in, I haven’t forgotten the bad actors who reappear in new forms. The cannabis business is extremely challenging, but those who continue to stick to their principles and support others around them are the ones who deserve to…

A 4/20 cannabis sales analysis published by industry data platform Headset explored this year’s sales patterns and noteworthy changes in areas such as store discounts and consumer behavior. Headset’s 4/20 data was collected from cannabis sales receipts in the U.S. and Canada, which amounted to a total of $83.6 million in sales from more than six million units sold. ➤ WINNERS & LOSERS Headset analyzed sales from individual retailers during the holiday and compared the data with those same businesses’s average sales during the four weeks prior to April 20 to determine which U.S. states saw the most or least revenue growth. “States that exceeded this benchmark were categorized as having overperformed, indicating stronger consumer engagement and market dynamics in those regions,” the report authors wrote. “Conversely, states that did…

As social media continues to be a scary place for cannabis content in recent years, the Home Grow TV team has been crushing it with cannabis educational videos as they approach 100,000 YouTube subscribers, a huge accomplishment on the platform regardless of your subject matter. The show began when founder Dakota McLearn decided to dive back into the world of cannabis cultivation. Now, just over three years after starting the show in February 2021, his passion for growing cannabis at home has turned into an excellent modern resource for learning about the strains of the moment. It’s easy to see why something like Home Grow TV’s seed-to-harvest strain reviews would be something smaller-scale cultivators would weigh into account when making a selection about the next thing they plan on growing.…

STATE CANNABIS MARKETPLACES RIGOROUSLY LAB TEST cannabis for potency, but the trend of lab shopping—shopping around for the highest THC readouts—greatly inflates THC levels of regulated cannabis as lab operators are often pressured by growers to deliver higher numbers. On the flipside, the federal government also tracks the potency of cannabis pulled off the illegal market. Nearly all sources show that legal and illicit cannabis is getting more potent. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA) on May 9 showing data on illegal drugs that were seized by the DEA and other organizations. The NDTA is a far-reaching assessment of rising drug threats and trafficking trends that impact Americans. The latest report shows that the average potency of illicit cannabis flower seized by…

A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal in April explored the anxiety-inducing effects of the citrus terpene d-limonene in cannabis and how it is impacted by the entourage effect—or the meaningful influence or benefits of consuming more than one cannabinoid and/or terpenes. Researchers prepared four combinations to administer to a total of 20 patients, which included giving participants either 15 mg or 30 mg of THC, 1 mg or 5 mg of d-limonene alone, a combination of THC (15 mg or 30 mg) and d-limonene (1 mg or 5 mg), or a placebo. (Additionally, 12 patients were given 30 mg THC and 15 mg d-limonene.) The results showed that the combination of THC and d-limonene provided the strongest reduction in anxiety effects. “Ratings of anxiety-like subjective effects qualitatively…

TOP 5 STRAINS 1 Green Crack 3 @ $171 2 Bubba Fett 2 @ $398 3 Ice Cream Cake 2 @ $354 4 Scotty 2 Hotty 2 @ $269 5 Blueberry Muffin 2 @ $197 It has been a few months since President Joe Biden announced that the federal government is planning to reschedule cannabis, with the ultimate effects of this monumental marijuana move to be more meaningfully measured in the coming years. Yet, some impact can be reported, such as the cost of an average ounce in America being driven down to $291—a highly significant reduction of $10 from the average in last month’s THMQ. The pot price relief for August resulted from a $21 drop in the South, to $278 an ounce, coupled with a $13 decline in…

PREMPAVEE GANJA, A FARM IN Phon Bok, Phon Sawan district, in the Nakhon Phanom Province of Thailand, employs regenerative agricultural practices like natural farming, permaculture, and synergistic gardens. Prempavee, who runs the farm, transformed her operation from a monoculture rice crop to a regenerative cannabis agriculture project designed for self-sufficiency in June 2022—after cannabis and hemp were delisted by the Thai Ministry of Public Health from the country’s Narcotics Act—and had a first modest harvest in December 2022. It’s located in Esaan (also spelled as Isan or Issan), the northeastern region of Thailand, between the Mekong River and Phu Phan mountains. The farm grows exclusively outdoors, harnessing the raw power of the sun. “Regenerative agriculture practices improve the ecosystem and the fertility of the land,” says Prempavee. “Rather than depleting resources,…

In 2018,Showtime debuted the television series The Chi from Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and actress Lena Waithe. Waithe, a Chicago native, had created a show about life in a South Side Chicago community. Now in its sixth season, the series generated record-breaking ratings. Part of the show’s focus for season six—episodes of which are available on Paramount+ with Showtime—features a cannabis storyline in which Rob (former NBA player Iman Shumpert) and Tiff (Hannaha Hall) launch a new cannabis grow operation with the help of a consultant. In real life, Chris Ball—CEO of Los Angeles-based indoor cannabis business Ball Family Farms—consulted on the cannabis storyline, which aims to share an authentic, positive perspective of the plant with mainstream audiences. To learn more about how The Chi is consciously working to transform…

Senate Bill 494, also called the Georgia Hemp Farming Act, was signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp on April 30. The law established regulations for licensing for hemp cultivation, manufacturing, and sales, and solidified the legal age for possession and sale of hemp for adults 21 and over. “This bill makes changes to the framework for hemp regulations in Georgia… ensuring products are safe for our consumers,” said Kemp in a press statement. Now the Georgia Department of Agriculture is authorized to enforce laws related to hemp regulations, and the law also establishes new rules about packaging requirements and labeling, as well as marketing rules, which were created to protect children. Kemp also passed another agricultural bill on the same day, Senate Bill 420, which prevents “foreign adversaries” from…

New findings published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings journal shows that fibromyalgia syndrome patients are frequently using cannabis in order to manage their symptoms. In a participant pool of 1,336 fibromyalgia patients from Minnesota, 661 said that they started using cannabis after being diagnosed with the condition, using it to treat pain (98.9%), fatigue (96.2%), stress, anxiety, or depression (93.9%), and insomnia (93.6%). Additionally, 82% of this group said they experience an improvement in pain symptoms, and most respondents said they experienced improvements to stress, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Researchers concluded that the evidence is encouraging but more studies need to be conducted. “In summary, whereas using MC [medical cannabis] alongside other treatments of fibromyalgia seems to be a promising and available option in difficult-to-treat disease at least in some…

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Wearing colorful patterned harem pants, a jacket with patches of mushrooms and Grateful Dead bears, and a statement necklace featuring a large silver mermaid, Aundre Speciale reminds customers visiting her Berkeley, California-based cannabis shop, the Cannabis Buyers Club of Berkeley, to grab an Otter Pop on their way out. It’s an 80-degree day in May, which constitutes a heat wave in this part of the San Francisco Bay Area, and Speciale is ensuring everyone is staying high and hydrated. Providing free food and services is part of her business model, but it’s also how she makes sense of her path in life. Originally from Los Angeles, Speciale grew up in foster care and was homeless on the streets of San Francisco before returning to a calling in cannabis advocacy that…

Canadian medical cannabis exports continue to rise, according to Health Canada data from the 2023-2024 fiscal year. While the total value of medical cannabis exports was reported at approximately $160 million in Canadian dollars ($117 million USD) for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the most recent fiscal year data shows that Canada exported $218 million CA (or $160 million USD). The amount of cannabis exported has also increased with exports between January-December 2022, reflecting 115,972 kilograms of dried cannabis, and approximately 210,494 kilograms of dried cannabis exported between January-December 2023. Domestic medical cannabis sales, however, continue to decrease with total medical cannabis sales reaching $409 million CA ($300 million USD) in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, and $355 million CA ($250 million USD) in 2023-2024 fiscal year. Previously, the highest medical cannabis…

The Germany Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) released a report in April showing that the country imported 31,398 kilograms (approximately 34.6 tons) of cannabis in 2023. The most recent data on Germany imports shows that this is a record-breaking amount compared to imports from 2022, about a 26.2% increase with only 24,876 kilograms (or 27.4 tons). The country began recording its imports starting in 2018, when it only imported 4,480 kilograms (4.9 tons), followed by 8,057 kilograms (8.88 tons) in 2019, 11,746 kilograms (12.9 tons) in 2020, and a significant jump to 20,771 kilograms (22.9 tons) in 2021. There were only three companies that were approved to cultivate medical cannabis in 2019, which collectively grew 10,400 kilograms worth of cannabis over a four-year period. However, future cannabis…