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Feel Secure Yet?

Mark Miller — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:26:08 -0400

By Mark Miller Consider, if you will, the following: • Torture, brutal beatings, and sexual assaults taking place at government holding areas for detainees. • An innocuous trip to the mall that results in a shopper’s name being placed in a confidential report and forwarded to the police. • Personal information about US citizens being extracted during government data-mining “tests.” • Personal mail …More

Reggie Watts @ Webster Hall, NYC

Mike Hughes — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:29:05 -0400

Reggie Watts took the stage to a raucous hometown welcome at NYC’s Webster Hall on Sunday, May 20. The innovative comedian was predictably unpredictable mixing surreal stand-up bits with seemingly impromptu songs crafted onstage by creating and looping beats. While Reggie has risen to the heights of comedic fame in the wake of regular spots on Conan (he also opened for O’Brien on the “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television” tour in 2010), his …More

Amnesty International Celebrates 50 Years

Jen — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:17:05 -0400

50 different artists from around the world have joined forces to celebrate 50 years of Amnesty International with “Toast To Freedom.” Co-written by Larry Campbell of Levon Helm’s band and guitarist Carl Carlton (who has worked with the likes of Robert Palmer, Eric Burdon, and Keb’ Mo’), the tune was released on May 3 – also known as World Freedom Day. In the same vein as “We Are The World,” an all-star line-up of singers, musicians …More

Pot Tourism Under Fire

Jen — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:15:54 -0400

By Jen Bernstein In something of a “what the hell are they thinking?” move, the Dutch government is proceeding with shutting coffeeshop doors to tourists after allowing them to smoke in their country for more than 30 years. With so much of the economy revolving around tourists who specifically visit the Netherlands to smoke openly in the shops – a well honored pastime – the new policies are poised to be an economic death sentence. Consider …More

Laugh Your Grass Off!

HT Admin — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:40:46 -0400

We've all run into growers who have to tell you every freakin' detail of how they grow their pot. Check out this installment of "Annoying Stoner."

Mini Pecan Pot Tarts

Elise McDonough — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:07:29 -0400

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, kick-off your summer with an impressive-looking treat that packs a ganja-infused wallop in an adorable, tasty bite. Whether you’re sitting around a campfire burning a jay with your stoner circle, on the road at a music festival, or celebrating with a pot lover’s potluck, these hand-held tarts will be much appreciated – just don’t eat more than two! There’s two levels of cannabis saturation you can achieve with this …More

Appeals Court Rejects Disability Act as Means to Obtain Medical Pot

Mark Miller — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:25:16 -0400

Call it a showdown between the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) – and in the end the feds came out on top once again. On Tuesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied four disabled medical marijuana patients from Orange County from utilizing the ADA as a means to legally access their medicinal pot. By a 2-1 vote, the federal appellate court ruled that U.S. law does not recognize medical cannabis because pot is a …More

LEGO-lize It!

Bean — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:48:03 -0400

Just three weeks ago, when HIGH TIMES awarded one of our highly prestigious Pot-litzer prizes in photography to a picture of a marijuana growroom made entirely of LEGOs, we hardly expected to start a new art movement. But how else to explain the imminent arrival, in one of the nation’s hippest galleries, of an exhibit called Indispensable: Art By The Ounce that promises to include “starter-plants, seedlings, clones and a totally huge selection of intoxicating, fake …More

Danko's Marijuana Strain of the Week

danny danko — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:25:46 -0400

Big Bud – Sensi Seed Bank Indoor growers looking for dependability should search no further than cannabis-genetics geniuses and HIGH TIMES Seed Bank Hall of Famers Sensi Seeds and their stalwart strain, Big Bud. Originating in the US and brought to Holland in the 1980s,this low-odor production strain has been satisfying cash croppers for years with its invariably steady performance. The key to the appeal of Big Bud is the strain’s consistency. Ken from Sensi …More

PIX OF THE CROP - 05.22.12

HT Admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:22:53 -0400