All Entries in the "Magazine Stories" Category
Rapper Wiz Khalifa Surges To Fame With New Album
Rapper Wiz Khalifa’s likable marijuana persona, “Black and Yellow” hit surges him to fame. With a blond streak running up his uncombed Afro, rapper Wiz Khalifa leans back in his chair seemingly without a care in the world, as the aroma of marijuana rises from his gray sweater. This is a snapshot of rap’s newest [...]
Wax: Realizing The Dream
Of Irish and Cuban descent, Wax was adopted by white parents and “raised white.” He gets a lot of raised eyebrows from people until he starts to flow. “So I remember one time at this nightclub in LA but when I got up and people look at you sideways and you know, it’s just like [...]
This For That: Glaucoma
“In the early 1970s, scientists discovered that smoking marijuana reduced pressure in the eyes. Exactly how the cannabinoids in marijuana produce this effect isn’t known. Scientists have discovered CB1 receptors in the eyes, which may provide clues for future research on how marijuana affects glaucoma.” Mayo Clinic Article – August 25, 2006 Glaucoma is a [...]
Marijuana In The Workplace
Medical Marijuana has been part of the law of the land (the land of California, at least) since 1996. So in the last 15 years, how have the many law-abiding citizens of California who happen to use cannabis for medical reasons been protected from employment discrimination? The answer: not very well at all. Parky Parkhouse, [...]
Ultimate Stoner Foods
How can you fight the munchies with food that tastes good and is good for you? It happens all the time: The post-smoke hunger pangs that lead you to the fridge or the cupboard for something to eat. The usual suspects — high-calorie low-nutrition snack foods — taste good but they aren’t the best for [...]
The 420 Times is now a Web Enabled App
The420times.com is now a web-enabled app for iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Palm OS and Samsung touch mobile visitors. Built with one-click installation, easy social networking sharing, commenting…
A Simple Question To The Medical Establishment: Does Cannabis Cure Cancer?
A Simple Question To The Medical Establishment: Does Cannabis Cure Cancer? A filmmaker’s journey to find some answers Recently The 420 Times sat down with writer and film maker Len Richmond (Agony, Everything Bad is Good) to discuss the motivation behind the movie What if Cannabis Cured Cancer? 420: Okay, so let’s talk about your [...]
Rick Simpson – (Still) Running From The Cure
Rick Simpson – (Still) Running From The Cure By Joe Klare Cancer is a devastating disease that affects tens of millions of people in the United States alone. It consumes lives and destroys families. It causes many to seek alternative treatments, and to try things they may not have considered under less dire circumstances. Many [...]
Tera Patrick Wants to TERA-IZE You… in a Good Way
In the adult entertainment world, Tera Patrick has achieved the kind of stardom that makes her surname unnecessary. “Tera” is all that’s needed to identify her.
Larry Flynt Talks Legalization
We recently caught up with Larry Flynt, groundbreaking publisher of HUSTLER, and a longtime, outspoken defender of free speech and other progressive social issues. Even before the current Proposition 19 fight, he went on record as being in favor of legalizing marijuana. We at The 420 Times obviously already knew our own stance on the subject, but wondered what Larry based his pro-pot position on.
Is Marijuana Sex-Enhancing? Or Sex-Killing?
Alcohol, pharmaceutical and recreational drugs, —you name it, their effects on sex are well-documented and generally quite predictable. The exception is marijuana. Its sexual effects are all over the map, from “I can’t stand having sex stoned,” to “I never have sex without it.”
This For That: Sexual Dysfunction
We decided to devote this month’s “This For That” to the best strains for sexual performance and enhancement, in honor of our reader’s plans (or wishes) for Valentine’s Day.
In Search Of The World’s Strongest Weed
From the plains of the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan to the slopes of Vancouver Island in British Columbia to the Emerald Triangle in Northern California, high-quality cannabis abounds on this planet.
The Fine Art Of Bongology
The shelves of bookstores and libraries are full of DIY books – Do It Yourself. After all, in this age of penny-pinching and better efficiency, it makes sense: if you can do it yourself, why pay someone else to do it? And if you can make it yourself, why buy it?
This For That: Headaches
For some, there is no pain more debilitating than that of a migrane headache. The seering agony behind your eyes, or the feel of the blood thumping against your skull. It’s estimated that between 4 and 5 percent of people in the world suffer from chronic daily headaches (no pun intended). Some 45 million Americans are affected.
