Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2018 i High Times

@ArtByTLC: @HIGH_TIMES_Mag what do the different colours mean to the plant & effect of bud? thank you learning new things=good for the mind @snooprob19: @HIGH_TIMES_Mag Nothing tastier than a nicely burning j @wanderingbear10: Man. Ive been smoking weed sence 1978. My brain must be real young. @skohayes: @HIGH_TIMES_Mag How about if we start with not calling it “weed”? Or calling successful women in the cannabis business “girls”? Or calling people who use cannabis recreationally “stoners”? We all need to change our language. @oh_cocobeann: @HIGH_TIMES_Mag I don’t get immune to the effects of weed like I do with melatonin @kstaton42: @HIGH_TIMES_Mag Mmm love purple haze! @Cannabistsx: @HIGH_TIMES_Mag One of my favorite pastimes is hotboxing and then walking through a crowded store. #1 comment “something smells good” @Seandon_MDMRG: Black Hollywood needs to…

If you can’t beat ’em… cheat? That’s the apparent tactic of anti-weed scolds in Utah, where voters will be considering a medical-cannabis initiative in November. Some canvassers trolled petition signers of the Utah Medical Marijuana Initiative in an effort to convince them to rescind their signatures, thereby making the initiative ineligible for the November 6 election. A video posted by local news affiliate Fox 13 shows a woman making false claims about the initiative at the doorstep of a petition signer, who refused to rescind her Jane Hancock. The video was released by Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education (TRUCE), a group that supports the initiative. TRUCE director Christine Stenquist described the canvasser’s spiel as “fanciful confabulations, outright untruths and attempts to manipulate the person being visited.” As it…

What do we do with canines trained to sniff out ganja when pot goes legal? An Illinois law-enforcement official speculated that the soon-to-be-obsolete K9 cops would likely have to be euthanized. Detective Chad Larner of the Decatur Police Department made the unfortunate and morbid suggestion to a local news outlet, and was subsequently roasted by experts for his idiotic comment. “It was a bad choice of words, and it’s a statement [Larner] wishes he didn’t make,” Decatur’s chief of police, James Getz Jr., told the Chicago Tribune. “There are so many uses for these dogs… We anticipate those dogs are going to work with us for a long, long time.” There are currently about 275 certified narcotic-detection K9 cops in Illinois (which may well become the 10th US state to…

A Florida man became the first known vape-pen casualty when his e-cigarette exploded, killing him and starting a fire in the bedroom where he was found. Thirty-five-year-old Tallmadge Wakeman D’Elia was at his home in St. Petersburg when his vape pen exploded and delivered a “projectile wound to the head,” according to an autopsy report filed in Pinellas County. Medical examiner Bill Pellan said the pen was a Smok-E Mountain Mech Works, a type of unregulated mechanical-mod e-cigarette, according to ABC Action News. A spokesman for the vape-pen company claimed that the devices do not explode, and that the accident was likely an atomizer or battery issue, hinting that problems arise when other companies clone their batteries, rendering them unsafe. According to a report issued by FEMA in 2017, “Fires…

AS MOST INFORMED marijuana consumers know, cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are two chemical compounds found in the cannabis plant that act on the brain’s neurotransmitters. While THC is primarily responsible for the “high” sensation people feel when consuming cannabis, CBD has been clinically proven to be effective in treating serious medical conditions. This summer, the FDA will decide whether to approve the first plant-derived pharmaceutical CBD drug, Epidiolex. An oral solution used to treat seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and Dravet syndrome, Epidiolex would be the first pharmaceutical drug to use CBD—and the first to use a natural compound from the cannabis plant itself. The FDA has approved only two other cannabis-related medicines, dronabinol and nabilone (the active ingredients in Marinol, Syndros and Cesamet), which use either a…

SUBJECT: Dry Right FROM: Dave I’ve recently harvested, and my boy tells me to hang it and then put in a paper bag for a week. Is there a better way? I feel like a paper bag isn’t the best way, but he’s insisting that’s how it’s done. Is he right? Dear Dave, No, he’s not right. Paper bags aren’t the ideal way to cure up your buds. Hang them until they are dry on the outside and the stems crack instead of bend. Then chop off all the excess stems and leaves and put the buds into sealed glass jars. Open the jars daily to release the moist air trapped inside, and you will have far better-tasting (and -burning) buds than the weed produced using the outdated method your…

How does cotton mouth work? I thought it was from smoking pot, but then I got it after eating an edible. Arid Jered Hey AJ, It turns out that human salivary glands have both CB1 and CB2 receptors. Anandamide, the body’s own natural cannabinoid named after the Sanskrit word for “bliss,” apparently stimulates both of these to stop salivation. THC does the same. Nobody’s exactly sure why this trait would have evolved in humans, but I like to think it’s to keep us from drooling all over ourselves when we get completely blissed-out. (Other lubricating parts probably work this way, too.) Can marijuana really create spontaneous orgasms? Daniel Stormy Hi Stormy, The Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy has a case report of a woman who smoked quite a bit…

FLOWER OF THE MONTH FIRE AND ICE Thought I’d share some of our favorite pics with you if you’d like to use them. This strain is Dr. Who. @geekfarms GROW OF THE MONTH HEAVENLY GLOW Sour Diesel in NorCal grown by Tony Ramirez with help from me. Jeremiah Chastain NUG OF THE MONTH IMMACULATE CONNECTION Check out my trimmed and ready-to-smoke Cheesus x Cannatonic. Benito M. CLOSE UP OF THE MONTH FOXY LADY Here’s a shot of my personal creation called “Silver Fox,” which is a three-way cross of Super Silver Haze x Kali Mist x Grand Daddy Purple. Peace! J.D. Sonoma County E-mail your hi-res digital photographs to mailbag@hightimes.com…

ANDREW MELLON Mellon was the secretary of the Treasury under President Herbert Hoover and owner of Mellon Bank. His bank financed the petrochemical company DuPont, which was developing a process for turning wood fiber into usable paper. However, the chief scientists at the US Department of Agriculture favored paper made from hemp pulp. Mellon appointed his niece’s husband, Harry J. Anslinger, as the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and Anslinger spent his career demonizing hemp and cannabis. DAVID FRUM As an influential author, journalist and media presence, Frum has propagated the tenets of the anti-legalization movement via major outlets. His writings for the Daily Beast, CNN, Newsweek and many other mainstream publications invoke the theme that Americans need marijuana-policy decisions made for them. While Frum does oppose incarceration…

For the past dozen or so years, the US Justice Department has been covertly seizing drugs from dealers, then making their busts look like burglaries. The dealers then lash out to recover their stash, putting lives at risk. Recent busts in Oregon and Ohio have put innocent bystanders in the crosshairs of angry drug dealers who didn’t realize they were actually ripped off by the feds. So-called “delayed-notice” search warrants that allow this chicanery stem from the 2001 Patriot Act enacted subsequent to the September 11 attacks. The New York Times reported that the number of these warrants has jumped from about a dozen in 2002 to more than 9,000 by 2016—but that less than 1 percent of the warrants are used in actual terrorism cases, as the law originally…

Brooklyn sextet On High’s groove-laden swag is fueled by Kareem Bunton’s gruff, sinewy vocals and the soul-shouter soar of Konstance Patton, exploring a gentrifying soul/rock neighborhood not far from where Daptone Records set up. The gritty wah-riddled rumble of “Tragic City” illuminates the city’s dark shadows. “Sisters and Brothers” drives a trilling ’60s psych-rock melody. The highlight is “Jailbirds Theme,” a thoughtful souljazz tale from a returning ex-con’s perspective that could’ve dropped straight off a ’60s blaxploitation flick. An intriguing debut. Chris Parker Singer/guitarist Elias Rønnenfelt’s self-possessed vocal swagger recalls Julian Casablancas’s jaded sneer while Iceage’s music is similarly inspired by grimy urban art/post-punk. The Danish quartet’s fourth release, Beyondless continues their swift evolution from rudimentary rumble to noisy, richly textured mood pieces that evoke the desolate grind of Nick…

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BLAZE DE BLASIO Finally—after four years under a policy change that was supposed to decriminalize marijuana possession in New York City and address the massive racial disparities in pot arrests—the city is conceding that its 2014 approach to weed hasn’t worked. And it’s about time. Let’s back up in time just a bit so I can explain. In 2014, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton announced that New Yorkers would no longer necessarily be arrested for low-level marijuana offenses and that police were being encouraged to write a summons instead. But that only applied to people in possession of pot—25 grams or less. Seems nice, but god forbid you get caught with any burning bud. One roach—quickly flung into a back alley, yet…

Ex-convicts often have a hard time finding work on the outside, but California weed grower Lowell Herb Co. is there to help. “Out of respect for the men and women who kept cannabis going in darker times,” the company website declares, “we give special consideration to candidates recently pardoned for nonviolent cannabis offenses in California.” Provisions in the Golden State’s Proposition 64 allow for people convicted for cannabis infractions to clear their records and, so far, thousands have done so. It’s a testament to the policymakers who crafted the adult-use legislation, and we give gigantic props to companies like Lowell Herb that are actively bringing Drug War victims back into the fold. The Central Valley grow company is, unsurprisingly, also committed to sustainable agriculture, eschewing synthetic pesticides and using only…

ALONG WITH PARTNER GENE in the on-again, off-again alt-rock-whatsit veteran duo Ween, Dean Ween has carved a career out of affectionately eclectic, genre-crushing tunecraft replete with puerile sex jokes and choice observational stuff about the more pressing banalities our funky world has laid on us like some kind of sick, sick joke. While Ween takes its little breaks, the Deaner (birth name Mickey Melchiondo) has been making solo records, the second of which, Rock2, is just out. Rock2 was custom-crafted in Dean’s own purpose-built studio buried in the bowels of Lambertville, NJ. When he’s not out on his boat (Dean’s a licensed sea captain who takes tourists for spins on the ocean and the Delaware River), his studio is where he spends most of his time; the guy does a…

Get to know the cannabis plant intimately with this work showcasing the details of pot’s makeup. See the beloved plant transform from seed to fruition through incredible photos taken by microscope. “The goal is that these images will establish a bridge between the world of science and the world of art to allow the viewer a deeper understanding of the workings of a cannabis plant,” states Kinsman in the book’s introduction. Each image in this photo-heavy book is accompanied by an exemplary explanation that goes beyond the scientific and feels deeply personal.…

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WE LEARN MORE AND MORE about terpenes and their characteristics every day. By utilizing a terpene-precise approach in the kitchen, a whole new world of cannabis-infused cuisine with customized, strain-specific experiences and flavors can be explored. A great basic example of this is a banana bread that uses extract selected specifically for its caryophyllene content—from strains like Fire OG, Girl Scout Cookies or Sour Diesel. The spicy, earthy elements of the nutmeg and walnuts in the banana bread perfectly complement the peppery-clove aroma and taste of the caryophyllene, which is also known for its anti-anxiety and anti-inflammatory properties. The result is an instant all-time favorite and an easy go-to for a healthy, delicious edible to share and enjoy anytime.* INGREDIENTS 2½ cups vegetable oil (for oil bath)1 gram cannabis concentrate…

IF YOU WERE to Google “women and marijuana” 10 years ago, there was really only one type of image you would see: half-naked busty, tan women covered in tattoos smoking from enormous bongs. But this distorted representation of women and cannabis started much earlier. Early- to mid-20th-century Reefer Madness–style movies and pulp novels like Marijuana Girl depicted disrobed women descending into sin after they consumed cannabis. The typical stoner stereotype was that anyone who partakes in marijuana is lazy, unambitious and a deviant from society’s social norms. Due to this unappealing caricature of a stoner, any woman who smoked marijuana was likely in the cannabis closet. She kept her marijuana use a secret because she didn’t want to be judged or labeled. Marijuana smokers displayed in the media and pop…

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