Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2019 i High Times

Tweet your best high observations and comments our way (@HIGH_TIMES_Mag) for a chance to be featured on this page! And be sure to follow us on Facebook: (Facebook/HighTimesMag) and Instagram: (@hightimesmagazine) for all the latest news as it’s happening! @GrandmaCracker2: @HIGH_TIMES_Mag I live in Buckley, WA. Our population is about 5,000 and we just approved the opening of a third dispensary and we have 6 legal grow farms! Our money has financed a brand new fire station and added 2 new full time police officers to our PD. Life is good in Buckley @spicolivans1: @HIGH_TIMES_Mag Craft beer has peaked. The bullshit they’re producing to stay relevant is disgusting! We need national legalization for weed ASAP! @Hailxc: @HIGH_TIMES_Mag Either way we don’t need big tobacco controlling the cannabis industry and that’s…

It’s probably futile to attempt to read the tea leaves around marijuana-related stocks, since the only trend we’ve seen is volatility, and that’s no trend at all. However, some observers noted the positive movement on pot stocks immediately following the midterm elections in the United States, with a discernible bump a day later when Jeff Sessions was relieved of his post as attorney general. Bloomberg reported that exchange-traded funds that track cannabis stocks, such as the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF in Canada and the US-listed ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF, both of which popped on the news, gained as much as 9.1 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively. The report noted that stocks had taken a dive when the notoriously anti-weed Sessions was appointed in 2017. “He was the biggest…

(GG4) “From Vegas dispensary The Grove, these soothing flowers get you through the peaks and valleys of vacation.” –Las Vegas, NV MARKET ANALYSIS Prices by the ounce All indices, with the exception of the Western Index, finished March below their previous month’s average. However, all indices essentially held steady this month as the Western Index experienced the biggest change in price ($5). The top five submitted strains featured three newcomers with the Girl Scout Cookies offshoot Do Si Dos taking the top spot. (Chiquita Banana) “Is this the world’s strongest strain? Average THC content is 33 percent.” Aug Sep –Portland, ME TRANS HIGH MARKET QUOTATIONS (Alpha Omega) “Two different OG Kush strains combine for a be-all, end-all hybrid!” –Ann Arbor, MI High Times wants to know what you’re smoking. Submit…

AFTER A REMARKABLE COLLEGE FOOTBALL CAREER THAT CULMINATED IN WINNING THE HEISMAN TROPHY IN 1998, RICKY WILLIAMS ENTERED THE NFL. WHILE HE FOUND SUCCESS ON THE FIELD IN THE PROS, HE ALSO BATTLED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. AFTER LEAVING PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL, WILLIAMS EMBARKED ON A QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE, STUDYING ALTERNATIVE HEALING AND ADVOCATING FOR CANNABIS. HIS UNIQUE BACKGROUND AS AN ATHLETE AND A HEALER LED WILLIAMS TO START HIS OWN CANNABIS LINE WITH THE GOAL OF OPENING MINDS AND CONNECTING PATIENTS TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM. In 1999, the New Orleans Saints gave up all of their picks in order to draft you fifth overall in a historic trade. You were the only draft pick for the team that year. What kind of pressure comes from something like that? I’m sure…

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AS CANNABIS GAINS ACCEPTANCE legally and socially, more and more people are experiencing its myriad benefits. Athletes in particular are benefiting from marijuana’s ability to protect and restore the body. This month, we investigate the role of cannabis in athletic training and how it can reduce pain and inflammation, stimulate appetite, promote the quality and quantity of sleep, and even protect the brain from traumatic injury. The right training regimen, which includes cannabis, proper nutrition, stretching and a holistic approach to healing, can help athletes at any level achieve better results. And speaking of sports and pot, this month we talk to former NFL running back Ricky Williams, who was one of the first major sports figures to advocate for the medicinal benefits of cannabis. While playing in the NFL,…

PRODUCTION/SUPPLY Don’t throw away your dealer’s phone number just yet. Estimated recreational demand in Canada far exceeds the supply on hand. It appears licensed producers (LPs) are not far enough ahead to keep up with the demand created by legalization. The black market will pick up the slack in the short term. This is a problem with the supply of legally produced weed, and the shortage is expected to become more pronounced as the year progresses. Fortunately, dispensaries will remain open with the hopes that LPs can catch up. DISPENSARIES Alberta has 17 dispensaries, mostly in Edmonton. However, British Columbia had just one dispensary open when legalization went into effect—located four hours away by car from Vancouver. The submission of retail applications only began in August, and there are over…

A Montana inmate says it is his God-given, which is to say religious, right to smoke weed in jail. Adam Owen Grady, 34, who is serving a five-year stretch in the Missoula county jail for possession (of explosives!), has filed a federal complaint to reinstate this right. Citing a verse from Genesis—the one where God says he gifted mankind “every herb bearing seed”—Grady said, “It is my Godly Rights to consume marijuana for Christian rights [sic],” according to the Missoulian. His jailors disagree. “Marijuana is a federally band [sic] substance and is not allowed in correctional/detention settings. Right to consume an illegal substance is not protected under religious rights,” Lieutenant Jeff Rodrick replied on one of the grievance forms Grady has filed over the last year. It is unclear what…

CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM South of Reality ATO Records On the dynamic dyad’s sophomore album, Les Claypool continues combining his rigid rhythms with Sean Lennon’s avant stylings to great success, as on dreamy “Boriska” and the careening title track. “Blood and Rockets” pays tribute to 1950s visionary Jack Parsons. Complex bass from Claypool drives “Little Fishes,” while “Amethyst Realm” builds momentum via Lennon’s piercing guitar and evocative vocals. An ambitious “sequel” to a song on their first LP, “Cricket Chronicles Revisited” is a psych/prog stew with its own hilarious list of “side effects” read aloud. Mark Miller EVIL TRIPLET Have a Nice Trip Super Secret Records If “post-psych” is a thing, then Evil Triplet are the definitive torchbearer of the sub-genre, as the Austin, TX trio makes America weird again with…

IN HONOR OF Canada’s historic legalization of recreational cannabis, nothing seems more appropriate than to celebrate with a homemade cannabis-infused maple syrup. Make your own delicious syrup at home and take your next breakfast or brunch to a whole new level! The use of Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) in this recipe works particularly well as it adds a deeply herbal, almost spicy counterpoint to the sweetness of the syrup, as well as allowing for the easy and effective incorporation of THC and/or CBD (depending on the cannabinoid composition of the oil you choose) into your food at your preferred dosage. However, you can also substitute the cannabis concentrate of your choice for this recipe. Tip: Keep a careful eye on the sugar while it cooks throughout this recipe, as it…

LEARN FROM ISRAEL When I read about how Israel is breaking ground in treating autism with cannabis [I was encouraged]. A neurologist in Jerusalem had begun experimenting with medical cannabis as a treatment for those with autism [based on the] marijuana plant’s two primary compounds: the psychoactive agent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), which works with the autistic mind. Israel has been at the forefront of medical marijuana research since modern health care began considering its merits. Dr. Raphael Mechoulam of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, first identified THC in the early 1960s. It gives me hope as I myself am autistic. As a self-identifying hippie, I wanted to find a more natural way of controlling pain, as well as my anxiety, which is how I found my way to…

The good news is that vaporizers deliver a stronger dose of THC than conventional smoking. The bad news is that vaping also delivers more of the “adverse effects” of weed, whatever those are. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Pharmacology Research Unit dosed 17 participants with weed, comparing the two delivery systems, and found that vaping delivers more of the good (and bad) stuff. Their findings were published in JAMA Network Open. After consuming zero, 10 or 25 milligrams of THC, the volunteers filled out questionnaires, took cognitive tests and had their vitals monitored. Vaping brought greater concentrations of THC to the subjects’ blood, and led to more errors in the cognition tests. The study’s lead author, Tory Spindle, told NBC News that vaping might bring the stronger high because the…

Ohio law requires that 15 percent of cannabis licenses—to grow, process, sell and test medical weed—go to minority-owned concerns. As such, the state’s Department of Commerce awarded two of the 12 cultivation licenses to minority ganjapreneurs. But a couple of companies passed over to fulfill this requirement cried foul and took the department to court. Franklin County Judge Charles Schneider sided with the plaintiffs and ruled the law unconstitutional. The state had hoped to redress the racist effects of the Drug War (African Americans and Latinos are arrested for cannabis crimes at ridiculously higher rates than whites), but Schneider ruled that the law had been poorly aimed: “If the legislature sought to rectify the elevated arrest rates for African Americans and Latinos/Hispanics possessing marijuana, the correction should have been giving…

DEL THE FUNKY Homosapien endured a life-altering experience while performing overseas with Gorillaz at the 2018 Roskilde Festival. During their performance of “Clint Eastwood,” Del tumbled off the stage and suffered significant injuries. Gorillaz front man Damon Albarn immediately sprang into action and stopped the show. “He [Albarn] was in shock,” Del recalls. “He thought I was onstage behind him. When he turned around, I wasn’t there. He looked down and I’m in a fucking hole behind him. I’m calling to him like, ‘Please help me. Help me.’” At this point, Del was unable to move. Subsequently, he was rushed to a Danish hospital where doctors discovered he’d not only broken several ribs but had also punctured a lung. After several weeks in Denmark, Del was finally cleared to go…

J.J. McCoy is Senior Managing Editor for New Frontier Data BEER HAS HAD a long ride as the unofficial drink of St. Patrick’s Day, but proponents of cannabis-infused beverages think that change is coming. Last October, Molson Coors CEO Mark Hunter estimated that the cannabis market could total $7 billion to $10 billion in Canada alone, and that nonalcoholic cannabis-infused beverages could account for as much as $3 billion, or 30 percent of that total market. Molson Coors had already struck a joint venture two months earlier with the Quebec-based cannabis brand HEXO. A year before, Constellation Brands created a very loud buzz by announcing its investment in Canopy Growth Corp., acquiring 9.9 percent of the Canada-based company. It signaled a very public entrance by a Big Alcohol player into…

SUBJECT: Mixed-Up Seeds FROM: Uncle Buck ❧ Hi, Danny—please help! I’ve accidentally mixed my seeds, both autos and feminized. I have managed to separate them by size. Now I have three normal-size and nine small grey ones, and I have no idea which are which. Additionally, I don’t know how many of each I originally had. Cheers from Australia! Dear Uncle Buck, The size of the seeds will not tell you which are auto-flowering and which are feminized. You must plant them and grow them out to determine which are which. The ones that begin to flower regardless of the amount of light they receive are the autos. The others will be the feminized ones. Good luck! Danko Tip: Intake fans for fresh air should be installed low in your…

Kids these days are saying “crossfaded.” What the hell? L. Derly Mann Hey Mann, “Cross-faded” refers to using cannabis and alcohol simultaneously, a practice I can’t recommend. Data from my lab and others suggest the habit is more likely to lead to trouble. Alcohol decreases THC’s rate of metabolism. Although the effects are small, the more you drink alcohol, the more likely you are at risk of stroke, heart problems or aortic aneurism. Would a CBD cream help my eczema? S. Kin Issues Hi S. Kin, Cannabidiol is a legendary anti-inflammatory, so a topical application should definitely help. I haven’t seen any human trials, but work on skin cells in the lab is very promising, and human studies on general itch suggest this approach ought to work. I saw an…

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