It’s not a Pixar movie, though it could be. Natural pest control for cannabis sometimes feels like a scene straight out of Pokémon. Ladybugs, wasps, centipedes, mantises. Tiny creatures with one big mission: protect your weed. While conventional agriculture relies on chemicals to fight pests, those poisons trash biodiversity and can leave behind nasties that

Original publication: February 1994. THE BATTLE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA PETER GORMAN Medical marijuana is legally available to only nine people nationwide. The Compassionate Investigational New Drug (IND) program which supplies government marijuana to those nine is jointly administered by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) and

Cannabis enhances all sensory perception, and yes, that includes boinking, bumping uglies, knocking boots, or whatever you want to call it. Don’t look at me: science says so. Less aggressive, more sensitive and present, a booster of orgasms and, overall, a great ally for steamy moments in company or solo. Not always (but often), weed

“I’ve been in some of the most intense contact that a man—a human—can be in. I’ve been locked in cars with Snoop. I was in the back of my son’s dispensary and they were smoking every kind of weed in there… weed called Dead Body and Autopsy and all this,” says Ice-T in an exclusive

Argentina has the potential to tap into a massive $1.697 billion economic boost if it implements comprehensive cannabis regulations for both medical and recreational use. This projection comes from the report “The Other Way to Go Legit: The Impact of Cannabis in Argentina” authored by experts Rolando García Bernado and Nicolás José Rodríguez. The authors

A resinous fruit. A cloud of smoke. The trees are getting greener. If happiness had a face, it’d probably look like a fat, sticky nug. For those chasing quality, there’s one question that always lingers: How do you make sure your weed is fresh? Whether you’re picking up from a friend, walking into a licensed

Original publication: November 1998. TAKING THE HIGH ROAD Frankly, we don’t give a damn about the President’s sex life. What we do care about is that during President Clinton’s time in office, marijuana busts have almost doubled. A new federal prison opens almost every month, as the river of convicted pot-growers and low-level crack dealers

In today’s cannabis scene, “premium” and “high-grade” get thrown around so casually that they’ve lost all meaning. Anything with a little frost and a decent nose is getting labeled top-shelf, no matter how it actually smokes. That’s the problem. When every bag is called fire, even when it burns like mids, the entire culture suffers.

Original publication: October 1990. THE LAST DAYS OF LEGAL CANNABIS Jack Herer One hundred sixteen million pounds of cannabis sativa were imported into the United States in 1935. As we emerged from the Great Depression, cultivation and commerce of hemp was a thriving industry. Who squashed it? And why? Excerpted from the updated and revised

“Believing in yourself is important—but once in a while, you gotta have someone else see that fire your mind is envisioning… and when they do… when those two worlds collide—that’s when magic happens.” I wrote those words from a place of scars and second chances, where hope was a flicker I fought to keep alive.