Tag: Weed
According to a recently published study by the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs, “Stimulant but not cannabis intoxication is associated with excessive alcohol consumption.” Of those surveyed, MDMA-users on stimulants are more likely to binge drink than weed-smokers high on weed. Ecstasy users who were intoxicated with stimulants (n = 91) were more likely to binge drink than […]
More than two decades after claiming that he “experimented with marijuana” while in college, but “didn’t inhale.” Bill Clinton now thinks that legal pot for recreational use is something states should experiment with. In a recent interview with NBC’s David Gregory, here’s how the 42nd president addressed the issue: I think we should leave it […]
The good news: New York will likely become the 23rd state in the U.S. to legalize weed for medicinal use. The bad news: Governor Cuomo has placed so many limitations on the Compassionate Care Act that it’s likely to reduce its effectiveness. The Drug Policy Alliance explains the measure’s shortcomings: [T]he bill would prohibit smoking, […]
“The dangers of medical marijuana outweigh the benefits,” said Andrew Cuomo in 2010 when he was running for governor against crazy person Carl Paladino. At that time, weed wasn’t surging in popularity like it currently is. Then Cuomo got elected and the following year, he softened his position a bit. “We’re looking at both sides […]
Hershey’s is suing Colorado-based weed edibles manufacturer Mari`juanka LLC for infringement and dilution of their brand, ABC Denver reports. The legal edibles are parodies of famous Hershey’s candies like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and York Peppermint Patties. The lawsuit alleges: Defendants, who are well aware of the fame and popularity of these Hershey products and marks, […]
There’s brownies, chocolate bars, butane hash oil, you can smoke, you can vape, now there’s another way to take cannabis, vaginally. Foria, made by a California collective The Aphrodite Group, has made a cannabis infused “sensual enhancement oil” that can purported enhance sexual pleasure. As “Stacy” says on a testimonial posted on their site: “I had […]
According to a new report from the Marijuana Arrest Research Project (PDF), in the first four months of 2014, the NYPD made 80 low level weed possession arrests a day. Despite efforts to change this and Mayor de Blasio’s calling the arrest policy “unjust and wrong,” statistics have stayed the same as in 2013. What’s more […]
A recent study published in The Journal of Biological Chemistry pointed to even more possible medical uses for weed. The study showed that THC is able to suppress some functions of the immune system, which could be a huge deal for treating auto-immune diseases that cause inflammation. The group of molecules with the capacity to […]
And now, here’s a very pretty cannabis time-lapse, set to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No 25 In G Minor. Watch a delicate little sprout uncurl and rise up from the soil towards the nourishing grow light. Watch it unfurl its unmistakably-shaped leaves. Watch it grow robust and fuzzy among its potted friends and then, finally, oh so climatically… […]
NYPD Inspector General Philip Eure started work last week, and to welcome him to the job, Communities United for Police Reform compiled a list of police problems that need fixing. The grievances are sadly predictable: lack of transparency, surveillance of Muslims, excessive force, use of condoms as evidence in sex work cases. The organzation also points […]
