Tag: Weed
Across the country, from legal 21-and-over Denver dispensaries to black-market NYC delivery services, steeply priced strains of “killer bud”—so thick with tricome crystals they shimmer like snow-covered pine trees—are readily available. OG Ghost Train Haze, Headband, Blue Dream, Lemon Diesel, and Kosher Kush (and dozens of other similarly named varieties), pick your poison. Containing levels […]
Christian Delarosa, a 34-year-old building superintendent with an almost superhuman ability to identify plant species, was foiled this week, as he spotted some Cannabis growing on the roof of his Prospect Lefferts Gardens building. Like any good super, Delarosa freaked out and called the cops, who arrived in short order. The only problem? The plants […]
With weed being decriminalized in numerous states across the country, “man’s best friend” is not being left out of the movement. Veterinarian Doug Kramer has been investigating the beneficial effects of medical weed treatment for pets. On his website, Dr. Kramer has been collecting case studies in support of this type of treatment with predominately positive […]
Since its rise in the early 80s, HIV has sadly become one of the most infamously crippling, hard-to-beat viruses. But preliminary research from the Temple University School of Medicine suggests that a viable treatment for HIV may be found within America’s third most popular recreational drug: Weed. Using synthetic versions of THC (weed’s chemical compound […]
Sometimes science is great, sometimes it is not so great. Case in point: according to a study published yesterday, a team of researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet have developed a way to user breathalyzer-like technology to test for the presence of 12 different drugs, including cocaine, amphetamines, and yes, cannabis. As Smithsonian points out, “it’s […]
New York State Senator Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) is confident that the medical marijuana bill introduced in March will pass through the senate if voted on, claiming that 38 of the group’s 63 members back the legislation. There’s a two-fold roadblock, however: Senate co-leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) will have to approve a vote, and […]
Reddit general manager Erik Martin announced The Munchies awards show last night: ” Unlike other awards-show-type-things, The Munchies will not be burdened by traditional categories, rigid rules, and fake gravitas. Submit category ideas and nominations in this thread. Let’s keep the trees feel good spirit in mind, but there are no rules…There are no limits.” The […]
According to the latest Pew Research Center poll, 52 percent of Americans are cool with legalizing weed, which is one of the most encouraging developments of modern U.S. history. It’s also a marked change from the late 1960s when people who took polls really sucked: “A 1969 Gallup survey found that just 12% favored legalizing […]
At 3pm yesterday, NYPD, state police, and DEA agents arrived at a Long Island City warehouse, seized 1,000 pot plants, arrested the heinous criminals that were growing the crop, and rolled out, thus bringing to an end the weed addiction epidemic that’s been plaguing New York for decades. What are you going to do with […]
Basuco, Colombia’s answer to crack cocaine, is a problem in Bogota. With an estimated .1 percent of the city addicted to the cheap, smokeable, insanely impure cocaine paste, officials may turn to a surprising but completely reasonable tool for treatment: cannabis. According to Univision and the BBC, Colombia’s capital plans to establish “controlled consumption centers” […]
