Growing - Cannabis in Australia

America’s First Federal Anti-Marijuana Law Now 80 Years Old

The first federal anti-marijuana law in the United States was signed into law 80 years ago today.

President Franklin Roosevelt signed House Bill 6385 – the Marihuana Tax Act – into law on August 2nd, 1937. The law was the first federal policy in the United States to place criminal penalties on the possession, production and...

Catalonia Legalizes Marijuana Clubs

Lawmakers in Catalonia, an autonomous region of Spain, have voted to legalize marijuana clubs.

With a vote of 118 to 9, Catalonia lawmakers have passed legislation to legalize and regulate marijuana clubs. These clubs will be self-reliant, non-profit organizations that are allowed to grow and distribute cannabis to those 18 and older. They will be...

Patent Wars Reach the Cannabis Industry: How Do You Register a Plant?

This article was originally published on Benzinga and adapted for HIGH TIMES.

New Frontier Data, one of the leading analytics firms in the cannabis industry, recently published a 400-page research note titled, “The Cannabis Industry Annual Report,” looking at the state of legal marijuana markets for 2017.

The extensive and impre...

How to Cut Down on Traffic Stops and Save Lives: Legalize Weed

Studies are showing that states with legalized weed are experiencing a sharp decline in the number of traffic stops and searches by state police.

This is extremely pertinent considering that for some people, interaction with police officers can end in death, followed by impunity for the murderous cops.

The latest in the growing list of these racist...