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Within the cannabis community, advocates from all walks of life band together in unison for a greater cause. As a community, we’re still advocating for medical cannabis access across the board, for all patients regardless of where they live, what age they are or any other consideration that may hinder their ability to access cannabis-related therapies. As advocates, we are also fighting for those who have been the most negatively affected by the racist War on Drugs over the years. We’ve dedicated time, resources and even professional careers to ensuring our industry is one that is equitable and provides equal opportunities to people of color and those who have faced incarceration from past cannabis-related offenses. The fight for access to medical cannabis continues to march forward apace with the growing…

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THMQ returns in the new year to start 2022 out with some exciting firsts, as well as some long-time contenders sticking around and remaining popular. The higher cost of living could be driving up the worth of weed, as the average ounce in America’s new year started off at $308, up a whopping eight dollars from the end of 2021. The South did its part dropping $10 per zip to $307, but the East rose eight dollars to $322, while the West saw a staggering $24 increase to $294 per ounce. The strain named after famed NBA star Gary Payton makes its inaugural appearance in the “Top 5.” Long-time faves that were recently absent, Blue Dream and Sour Diesel, came back with a vengeance to reclaim the top two spots.…

In many ways, 2021 has been much better than 2020. As the world has (somewhat) opened back up and we get used to the “new” normal, cannabis is continuing to gain acceptance and legal status across the board. But despite this happy upward trajectory, we still lost a lot of cherished advocates this past year. Our Advocacy Issue wouldn’t be complete without identifying some of the industry’s most influential advocates who passed away in 2021. This by no means covers all the advocates who were lost last year, but just a few who have left their marks on the face of cannabis history. Although we and the industry will always mourn their loss, it’s the perfect time to honor their efforts and remind us why they deserve grand recognition. GREG…

The Austin, Texas-based cannabis company Hometown Hero is a cannabis business that sells a variety of products, but a portion of each purchase goes toward a veterans charity organization. On October 12, Hometown Hero also announced that it would be donating $25,000 to Operation Finally Home, a nonprofit that provides mortgage-free homes to military members and their families who became ill or were wounded during their service. Hometown Hero’s CEO Lukas Gilkey is a former US Coast Guard veteran, who met with the founder of Operation Finally Home, Dan Wallrath, and former army veteran Jorge De Leon, to give the donation. “I was overwhelmed with the impact and service this nonprofit provides to our disabled veterans,” Gilkey said in a press release. “What a blessing for Mr. Wallrath to follow…

It’s no secret that medical cannabis has some amazing properties and benefits to those who suffer from a variety of medical conditions—and in the realm of breast cancer, one study has discovered that quite a few of those who suffer from breast cancer have used cannabis to treat their symptoms. A recent study, entitled “A Coala-T-Cannabis Survey Study of breast cancer patients’ use of cannabis before, during, and after treatment” found that 42 percent of participants were using cannabis. Of the percentage, 78 percent were using it to treat pain, 70 percent for insomnia, 57 percent for anxiety, 51 percent for stress and 46 percent for nausea or vomiting. While 79 percent of participants said that they had used cannabis during treatment, only 39 percent have ever talked to their…

It’s so easy for a cannabis enthusiast to be taken in by all the flashy numbers that tell of the stratospheric economic growth of the legal (“adult-use”) cannabis industry in America; such as the unprecedented 275 percent job growth every year since 2017, easily outdistancing every other industry nationwide. Or perhaps it’s the fact that Americans purchased $18.3 billion dollars of cannabis products in 2020, a 71 percent increase in one year. However, there is a less well-known, though equally eye-opening statistic, and that is the disproportion between white-owned and people of color/women-owned cannabis businesses. According to an eye-opening, recent report issued by MJBizDaily, the number of executive-level females and minorities working in legal weed actually fell from 2019 to 2021, despite the massive increases in legal weed profits. The…

“THE GOVERNMENT HAVE CHANGED THE LAW. THEY’VE PUT THE PROBLEM SQUARELY AT DOCTOR’S DOORS NOW AND THEY’RE SAYING IT’S UP TO THEM TO PRESCRIBE IF THEY WANT TO.”-HANNAH DEACON Few people are more deserving of recognition than parents who advocate for medical cannabis use for their children. To do so requires a strong resolve, an iron will, and they must be driven by a fierce, unwavering desire to help their children through any means necessary. These aren’t people advocating for recreational use, small business support or better banking access—which are all worthy causes to fight for—but instead, their fight is rooted in the challenge of expanding medical cannabis access. In the US, many states have enacted laws to support medical cannabis access in schools and for children who suffer a…

If only most cannabis-based decisions were this quick—preferably the more positive ones. It took Federal Judge Nanette Laughrey of the Missouri Wester District only seven minutes to make a decision that could very well reshape the Missouri medical cannabis program as it’s currently known. Voters were in favor of a medical cannabis program three years ago when they approved Amendment 2 (with a whopping 65.59 percent), and one of the program’s rules includes an amendment that requires 51 percent of cannabis business owners to be residents. However, in a digital hearing on October 7, Judge Laughrey ordered a permanent injunction regarding the residency rule. “I grant the permanent injunction. There will be a written order to follow, given the reasons, having heard no difference of the facts,” she said at…

Levi Strauss & Co. announced the release of its first report aimed at efforts to commit to sustainability—which proudly embraces hemp among one of its solutions. The “Levi Strauss & Co. 2020 Sustainability Report” is based on three primary pillars of “climate, consumption and community,” and the company aims to make meaningful decisions with progress in mind. Thankfully, the company’s goals list hemp in the report numerous times. “Several Levi’s® WellThread® collections now feature ‘cottonized hemp’—hemp that’s been altered to feel just like cotton. Hemp requires less water and fewer pesticides to grow, but it feels coarse. The rain-fed hemp that the Levi’s® brand is using goes through a unique softening process that gives it a look and feel almost indistinguishable from cotton. This advancement marks an important step toward…

WICKED LIPS higherstandards.com That’s enough lip service out of you! Introducing the retro-inspired Jonathan Adler X Higher Standards Smolder Catchall. At 4” diameter and 1.25” height, this smolder catchall is handmade and durable. It’s better than an ashtray, with a deeper bowl for joints that are still lit. Interior design icon, Jonathan Adler, collaborated with Higher Standards to bring you the design. Its high-fired porcelain makes this catchall both durable and heat resistant. It has a retro, almost Art Deco vibe to it—which is great for artistic misfits, which would look great next to a Marilyn Monroe poster or a fedora. $60 or four payments of $15. WHOLE FLOWER VAPE omuracbd.com The Omura Series X is a first-of-its-kind whole flower vaporizer with a dual heat source oven inside. The oven uses…

VETERANS INITIATIVE 22 (VI22), A NONPROFIT BASED IN MARYLAND, was founded by military veteran Eryck Stamper. His career in the Navy began in 1990. He served his country for over 20 years, which included numerous tours of duty. However, once retiring, Stamper found a new calling in support of veterans’ access to medical cannabis, which began when he worked at two Maryland dispensaries. This eventually led to the creation of his company, The Maryland Hemp Exchange. Named after the average number of veterans who die by suicide every day, VI22 is dedicated to bring awareness to the fact, and also help prevent future veterans from losing their lives to conditions that medical cannabis can help treat. High Times connected with Stamper in this exclusive interview, in which he talks about…

IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES LIKE LESOTHO, THE acceptance of cannabis is a potential game-changer. MG Health is the first cannabis company both in the country and on the continent of Africa to embrace medical cannabis. It is a company driven and partially financed by Andre Bothma, a man whose family has owned businesses in Lesotho since they arrived from Holland six generations ago. He’s also acquainted with the King of Lesotho (which sounds grand but is a rather common occurrence given the small business community) and his main enterprise, LSP Construction, has been involved with large infrastructure projects such as building the majority of the power lines in the country, and constructing dam projects. The cannabis company could not have existed without Bothma, much less have gotten to this point. However,…

Last year was huge for cannabis legalization in states across the country. New York, New Mexico, Virginia and Connecticut moved forward with adult-use initiatives, on top of states like Arizona, Montana and New Jersey, passing legislation to legalize recreational cannabis during Election Day 2020. It’s easy to look at headlines, the ever-evolving cannabis boom, and continue on with assurance over the progress. However, it’s essential to recognize that these sweeping changes don’t happen by accident; they follow years of storied history and tireless work, with countless activists on the ground in counties across their respective states, pushing forward, sometimes even starting over from square one, to reach the light at the end of the tunnel. Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Arkansas and Pennsylvania are just a few of the many states that…

The landlocked Asian country of Nepal, which sits just north of India, was once a common destination for hippies back in the 1960s and early 1970s—but that was put to an end when the Nepalese government canceled all cannabis shops, dealers and farming licenses in 1973. Decades later, local advocates in Nepal are campaigning to get the government to reconsider allowing cannabis farming, consumption and exportation now that many other countries in the world are embracing the plant. A bill was recently introduced to the Federal Parliament of Nepal in October by advocate campaign leader Rajiv Kafle, who lives in Kathmandu, with the help and support of Health Minister Birod Khatiwada. “I am trying to make it a campaign and issue in Parliament because many countries including the most powerful…

Often the best inventions and innovations are born out of necessity—which is exactly what sparked the creation and development of the Grasshopper. Grasshopper Co-founders Luke Daly and Jesse Bloomfield shared why they had to build the tool they needed—because it didn’t exist yet. The Grasshopper is an all-in-one tool that sets a higher standard for the bulk packing process, designed for maximum efficiency. The Grasshopper saves time and protects the quality and integrity of product—i.e. cannabis—during the crucial bulk packing stage, preventing spills and cutting labor costs. This allows you to perfect the process and create a stronger finish for your product—an asset in any cultivating, processing, and/or provisioning facility small or large. The Grasshopper came from humble beginnings and has been a few years in the making. Working in…