All Entries in the "Magazine Stories" Category
Growing Your Own: California Legality And Reality
By David Fiedler Apart from Federal law, which is an entirely different kettle of fish (see Growing For A Collective), conforming to local laws requires that you become familiar with all of them. California law is a bit confusing, since when Proposition 215 passed, it didn’t even spell out how many plants you could grow. [...]
Growing Your Own Medicine
By Old Hippie Growing your own gives you the chance to obtain exactly the right kind for your own medical conditions, secure in the knowledge that nothing bad has been added to it. Once you start harvesting from even a small grow operation, you may never have to buy medicine from a dispensary again! You’ll [...]
The Big Question: What To Grow And What Not To Grow?
By Joe Klare Since the beginning of mankind we have been growing plants to enhance our lives, whether it be for food, fiber, or shelter. Throughout history the cannabis plant has been used for all three, and first appears in historical records roughly 5,000 years ago in Asia. Since that time millions of people have [...]
Growing For A Collective
By David Fiedler Growing medical marijuana for a collective of other patients can be both personally and financially rewarding, but if you’re just in it for the money, you’ll probably be tempted to break California law sooner or later, and then you’ll end up in a world of hurt. Even if you follow California law [...]
This For That: Bipolar
By Joe Klare Bipolar disorder is a condition in which people go back and forth between periods of a very good or irritable mood and depression. The “mood swings” between mania and depression can be very quick. – National Center for Biotechnology Information of the National Institute of Health. Formerly known as “Manic Depression,” Bipolar [...]
The 420 Times Exclusive Interview With Gary Johnson
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has made waves before, and is doing so again with his campaign for the 2012 Republican Nomination for President of The United States. A strong advocate for fiscal responsibility, a balanced budget, personal freedom,and marijuana legalization, Governor Johnson is a rising star in the GOP ranks. If you’re searching [...]
Law Enforcement and Prohibition: Two Sides to Every Coin
By Joe Klare On its most basic level, the war on drugs is the constant confrontation between law enforcement and “illicit drug” users. While politicians make the policy, police and attorneys and judges must enforce laws that are often unenforceable at best, and get law enforcement officials killed at worst. While it can be a [...]
This for That – Fibromyalgia
by Joe Klare Fibromyalgia is a common syndrome in which people experience long-term, body-wide pain and tender points in joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Fibromyalgia has also been linked to fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, depression, anxiety, and other symptoms. – National Center for Biotechnology Information Fibromyalgia is characterized by sharp pain in the [...]
One Year As A Medical Marijuana Patient
By David Fiedler The 420 Times recently discovered that one of our own writers is a relatively new medical marijuana patient, despite having recreational experience going back almost 45 years. When we caught up to Old Hippie for this interview, he was celebrating his first full year of using cannabis medicinally, as well as still [...]
Spring Gathering 2011 Was Off The Hook
Photos by Lisa Kaler The 420 Times was at this year’s Spring Gathering in San Bernardino, CA, and it was an amazing day. Things started off gloomy, but later in the day the sun came out and all was well. A perfect day for a marijuana music festival. Besides panel discussions on cultivation, the [...]
How To: Get A Job In Medical Marijuana
By David Fiedler Imagine that you’re not only surrounded by marijuana all day, but you’re getting paid to work with it. Imagine a school where “higher education” isn’t just an academic phrase, it’s an accurate description. Imagine a job where “drug testing” involves making sure that employees know the difference between indica and sativa strains [...]
This For That: Anxiety
By Joe Klare “Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components.The root meaning of the word anxiety is ‘to vex or trouble’; in either the absence or presence of psychological stress, anxiety can create feelings of fear, worry, uneasiness and dread. Anxiety is considered to be a normal [...]
How To: Buy A Bong
Do you want to purchase the right bong at the right price? If so, this guide was meant for you. Here you can learn how to find the best water pipe to suit your personal smoking needs, as well as your budget. There are a variety of different bongs, water pipes and hookahs on the market [...]
How To: Become An Activist
By Joe Klare When cannabis legalization finally becomes a reality, it will be the activists at the forefront; that small percentage of cannabis users who vocalize their opposition to prohibition and stand up for the rights of the rest. Of course, every cannabis user contributes to the momentum of the movement just by virtue of [...]
420: How It All Started
Everyone with the slightest connection to marijuana knows that “420″ is code for weed, or the time to smoke it, or something like that. But you should know the real story behind 420.
