THCV Is Having a Moment. Here’s Why Consumers Are Paying Attention.
As cannabis consumers become increasingly interested in more functional, clear-headed cannabinoid experiences, THCV is emerging as one of hemp’s fastest-growing rare cannabinoids. Cannabis has long been associated with a familiar arc: get high, then get hungry. But a new wave of cannabinoid research and consumer interest is complicating that old stereotype. THCV is gaining attention […]
GOP Lawmakers And Anti-Marijuana Groups Want Rescheduling ‘Carve-Out’ To Codify THC Testing Rules For Safety-Sensitive Workers
Two GOP congressional lawmakers are joining prohibitionist organizations in their call for a “carve-out” to the Trump administration’s medical marijuana rescheduling action by affirming that safety-sensitive transportation workers could still be penalized for testing positive for THC. At a press conference outside the Capitol on Thursday, anti-cannabis Reps. Andy Harris (R-MD) and Pete Sessions (R-TX)—along […]
Federal Drug Testing Rule Will Require ‘Directly Observed’ Urine Collection From Truck Drivers
“Every month that passes without certified oral fluid testing is another month when federal workers with paruresis face anxiety, discrimination, and career barriers.” By Kastalia Medrano, Filter The Department of Transportation will require “directly observed” urine drug testing in federal workplace situations where saliva testing has been called for, but is not possible. The clarification […]
Democratic Lawmakers Push Trump To Release Federal Marijuana Prisoners As A Follow-Up To Rescheduling
A coalition of Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are pushing President Donald Trump to commute the sentences of people who are still serving time in federal prison for marijuana. The move, they say, is a logical next step now that his administration is moving to reschedule cannabis. “The inclusion of […]
Alabama Officials Move To Delay Automatic Rescheduling Of Marijuana Under State Law Following Trump’s Federal Move
“We’re not saying Alabama’s not going to do this. We certainly are going to do this, but if you receive it without objection, it’s scheduled immediately.” By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector The governing body of the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Thursday voted to object to a federal rescheduling of marijuana after state health […]
Alaska Bill To Let People Seal Their Marijuana Convictions Heads To Governor
Alaska lawmakers this week passed legislation that will shield people’s marijuana conviction records from being publicly released in certain circumstances. The cannabis provisions are included in a large package of criminal justice legislation that cleared the Senate in a 20-0 vote on Tuesday and was approved by the House of Representatives 39-1 on Wednesday. HB […]
Watch: The Texas Lt. Governor Called Hemp Sellers ‘Terrorists.’ Our New Documentary Goes Inside The Fight.
Episode 2 of High Times’ Texas Cannabis Chronicles goes inside the machinery of the crackdown, where the Lieutenant Governor called hemp operators “terrorists” and a multibillion-dollar industry waits to find out if its legal business becomes a crime. If Episode 1 of Texas Cannabis Chronicles showed the explosion, Episode 2 takes you inside the machine. […]
DEA Should ‘Promptly Move Forward’ With Psilocybin Rescheduling In Light Of Trump’s Psychedelics Order, Attorney For Doctor Behind Petition Says
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is being put on notice—again—over prolonged delays in processing a petition to reschedule psilocybin from a doctor who wants to use it to treat terminally ill patients, with an updated reminder that President Donald Trump has now made clear his administration’s intent to streamline psychedelic medicine access. In a letter […]
The Feds Rescheduled Weed. Truckers Still Can’t Touch It, Medical Card Or Not.
Schedule III didn’t change a thing for truckers. A new USDOT memo confirms that safety-sensitive transportation workers still can’t use marijuana, and a state medical card won’t save your drug test. If you drive a truck, fly a plane, or operate a bus for a living, the federal rescheduling of marijuana changed nothing for you. […]
The (Green) Goddess Lives in Mexico City
Mexico City’s Goddess Energy Lives in the Everyday The goddess lives in Mexico City. She animates women in dark sunglasses, shoulders squared with Bolo bags against the morning rush. She flickers in candlelight at paint-peeling churches dressed in lavish devotion to the Virgin Mary. She hangs low in Plaza de la Conception, where cannabis smoke […]