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After drinking four to eight cups of coffee in a day, people’s neurotransmitters related to the endocannabinoid system—the same ones that cannabis affects—decreased. That’s the opposite of what occurs after someone uses cannabis.
The devastating costs of criminalizing cannabis
How Harry Anslinger's Reefer Madness continues to influence our harmful drug policies.
What it’s like to be the first person to legally buy cannabis in your county
Xen aka the Ganja Bella Donna on the stigma surrounding medical marijuana patients and what it was like to be the first customer at a new dispensary in Maryland.
From Centre to Wave: The strange and heavy sound of space rock
We turn our attention to psychedelia's weirder offshoot, paying tribute to a genre that's gone hand-in-hand with cannabis culture since the Summer of Love.
The link between drugs and music, explained by science
As every toker knows, listening to music while high can make it sound better.
Why ‘recreational’ drug use isn’t a bad thing
Our culture views getting high as a moral wrong. Here's why it could actually be good for society.
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Booker is angry about privileged people getting into the marijuana business
The double standard of selling weed, marijuana arrests are actually increasing in many states, and more in today's newsletter.
April 23, 2018Cory Booker is angry that privileged people are making money off weed while others are still suffering for doing the same thing. Despite gains in cannabis reform, there are increasing rates of marijuana arrests in at least 21 states. A lot of professional athletes smoke weed -- sometimes even before playing games. Also: Australia could make $2 billion a year if it legalized it.
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On this 4/20, let’s not forget those serving life in prison for marijuana
Remembering those who are still suffering from the drug war, senator Schumer introduces marijuana bill, and more in today's newsletter.
April 20, 2018On this 4/20, let's not forget those serving life in prison for non-violent marijuana offenses. Senator Schumer is introducing legislation to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act. It's also time to celebrate the discovery of LSD, which Albert Hoffman ingested for the first time at 4:20 on April 19.
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Edges Fall Away: Listen to the experimental sounds of instrumental grime
Glazed-over tracks with indisputable drive and energy from the genre are a perfect companion for your 4/20 celebrations.
April 20, 2018Instrumental grime is pretty much what you'd expect – grime tunes driven by production rather than rapid-fire bars. In recent years, a number of sounds have emerged out of the scene, mutating into various strains that are subtly stranger than their original form.
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FDA panel unanimously votes in favor of marijuana-derived drug
Epidiolex is one step closer to FDA approval, the dubious profits of an anti-marijuana advocate, and more in today's newsletter.
April 19, 2018A 13-member FDA panel unanimously voted in favor of approving a marijuana-derived drug. A top anti-marijuana advocate has many financial entanglements with opioid addiction firms. High Times' 4/20 Cannabis Cup may end up having no cannabis. Also: Thievery Corporation jumps into the weed industry with a vaporizer and cannabis oil.
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Marijuana-derived drug works, says FDA report
A federal agency recognizes the medical potential of marijuana, researchers find no long-term cognitive effects in teens who smoke weed, and more in today's newsletter.
April 18, 2018A FDA report recognized the medical value of a marijuana-derived drug. A new study found that there are no long-term cognitive effects in young people due to smoking weed. Trump may have softened his stance on marijuana, but GOP leadership in the House sure hasn't. Also: The stoner kids who created 420 are now khaki-wearing, middle-class dads who are finally starting to cash in on legal marijuana.