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WATCH: Dog Completely Loses It After Owner Dresses Up As Favorite Toy For Halloween

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WATCH: Dog Completely Loses It After Owner Dresses Up As Favorite Toy For Halloween

If you’re looking for an inspired Halloween costume, you could do worse than dressing up as your dog’s favorite toy.

Last night, Facebook user Emily Crisp, who works as a training technician for Guide Dogs for the Blind, posted a video of a man dressed up as his dog Jolene’s favorite toy. When the video starts, Jolene is contentedly gnawing on her beloved Gumby doll when in walks a man dressed in a Gumby costume. At first, Jolene stares in calm shock at the human-sized Gumby. She then slowly walks over, never taking her eyes of giant green man, and calmly jumps on him, sniffing. She becomes more and more excited, and the two fall to the ground, where Jolene proceeds to jump around and bark.

“Jolene, he’s real!” the woman recording says. “You have a real live Gumby! He’s so happy.”

Watch the full video, which has now been viewed more than 2.3 million times in just 13 hours, below.

Are You Serious? This Hash Is 99.9 Percent THC

Al Olson
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Are You Serious? This Hash Is 99.9 Percent THC

There’s a hot new cannabis concentrate popping up on retail shelves. It’s potent, pricey and definitely not for cannabis neophytes. It’s called THC-A Crystalline and it has been tested at 99.9 percent psychoactive THC. Did I say it’s not for the beginner?

Crystalline began showing up at southern California shops last year, but started to really take off this summer. California medical dispensaries have had trouble keeping the product in stock. But what, exactly, is it?

According to Guild Extracts, one of the popular manufacturers of Crystalline:

THCa Crystalline was developed as a means of delivering large, quantifiable doses of THCa and is known as the purest isolate anywhere on the market – testing at 99-100%. This pure THCa converts to THC when vaped and creates a clear and highly cerebral effect, or remains non-psychoactive when ingested.

To put the 99.9 percent purity in perspective, consider that most concentrates deliver anywhere between 45 to 80 percent THC. And that’s incredibly potent compared to your basic bud in a typical marijuana joint, which is 12 to 20 percent.

The cost of Crystalline varies, but it is generally $200 per gram. You read that correctly: $200 for a single gram. Yes, the price is sky high. And so is the effect.

What the consumer receives for  hit of Yes, the good stuff is a clear-headed, focused high. And you usually do not need more than one long hit to feel an instant effect.

What exactly is THC-A?

First of all, you should know that cannabis, in its natural raw form, is a bundle of cannabinoids, including THC-A. When heated — via vaporization or smoking — decarboxylation occurs.  This process removes the acidic carbon atom (the “A” in THC-A) and creates THC, the psychoactive component.

This explains why you can eat raw cannabis without getting high. It must be decarboxylated.

Should I try Crystalline?

If you have to ask, you should steer clear of it. If you have tried other concentrates (shatter, BHO, ice hash, etc.), and are looking for something new, give it a try … if you can find it.

Remember, it’s not for rookies.

 

Highway is an essential source for cannabis science, how-to stories and demystifying marijuana. Want to read more? Thy these posts: One Man’s Journey In Pursuit Of The Truth Behind Marijuana Prohibition, Marijuana Myth Busting: Does Holding In Smoke Get You Higher? and A Drag Queen’s Visit To The Cannabis Store.

 

How To Transform A Cannabis Chocolate Bar Into 5 Spooky Snacks

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How To Transform A Cannabis Chocolate Bar Into 5 Spooky Snacks

Halloween is near and though you may not be an expert cannaisseur chef, if you can get your hands on a cannabis chocolate bar there are some fun and easy Halloweed treats you can make with a quick substitution or two! Check out the below recipes for some fun snacks to make that will get you nice and stoned! Just be sure if you’re having a party that all of the guests are properly forewarned.

Marshmallow Pops

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These are an absolute favorite among friends — consider even welcoming your guests with a nice sativa to smoke right off the bat before bringing them into the kitchen to make their own marshmallow pops. Set up the ingredients beforehand and you’ll simply have to melt the chocolate in the microwave. Guests can choose from a variety of toppings and create their own unique Halloweed Treat. Here’s what you’ll need:

Ingredients:
Cannabis Chocolate Bar (Note Strength and Portion Accordingly)
½ Cup Chocolate Chips
Wooden Skewer or Straw
Marshmallows
Variety of Decorative Sprinkles
1-2 teaspoons Vegetable Shortening
Wax or Parchment Paper

Directions:
Set out the different types of sprinkles or toppings you bought on different plates and line up all of the marshmallows with the skewers or straws sticking out of their tops.

In a microwave-safe dish, combine a ½ cup of regular chocolate chips of your choice with your desired dose of cannabis chocolate (start low for beginners). Microwave in short 10-15 second bursts while adding vegetable shortening to get the correct consistency.

Once it’s melted, simply roll your marshmallows through the chocolate first and then through the sprinkles and let them dry!

Halloweed S’mores

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There is no reason the deliciousness of s’mores should be relegated to only when you’re sitting around a campfire because honestly, how often does that happen above the age of 18? Plus, with a couple of easy substitutions you can revamp this age-old classic recipe to be both adult-friendly and Halloween specific.

Ingredients:
Cannabis Chocolate Bar (Note Strength and Portion Accordingly)
Ghost Peep
Graham Crackers

Directions:
Nothing fancy here — no one’s judging you. Follow normal s’more etiquette, stick it in the microwave for a few seconds and enjoy.

Munchie Mix

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It’s always nice to have bowls of snacks lying around the party and you’d be hard-pressed to find a better choice than a munchie mix of sorts. Combine your favorite ingredients with some cannabis chocolate for a nice, relaxing high that will last throughout the evening. Just remember to remind your guests which snacks are medicated so that everyone is aware.

Ingredients (vary to your liking):
Cannabis Chocolate Bar (Note Strength and Portion Accordingly)
Pretzel sticks
Reese’s Pieces
Chex Cereal

Directions:
Chop your cannabis chocolate into small pieces and combine into bowls with the rest of your ingredients. Serve and enjoy!

Weedy Peanut Butter Chocolate Cups

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Nothing goes together better than chocolate and peanut butter and your guests will no doubt be reaching for these homemade weedy peanut butter chocolate cups if given the chance. With only a couple of necessary ingredients, these are easy to make too, which will free up more time for the rest of the party prep … or smoking a pre-party bowl to relax.

Ingredients:
Cannabis Chocolate Bar (Note Strength and Portion Accordingly)
Regular Milk Chocolate Bar
1 tablespoon Vegetable Shortening
¼ Cup Creamy Peanut Butter

Directions:
In a microwave-safe dish, combine a ½ cup of regular chocolate chips of your choice with your desired dose of cannabis chocolate (start low for beginners). Microwave in short 10-15 second bursts while adding vegetable shortening to get the correct consistency.

Place baking cups in a miniature muffin tin (or a makeshift replacement) and place a bottom layer of chocolate in each cup.

Next, melt the peanut butter in the microwave and layer into each of the cups on top of the chocolate. Finally, top it off with the remaining chocolate mixture. Refrigerate until solidified.

Candy Bark

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If there’s anything that tastes delicious when you’re already stoned, it’s all of that Halloween candy you’ve amassed while trick-er … taking someone else’s kid trick-or-treating. While this final recipe can be used pre-Halloween, it might be best served once you’ve got a stash of post-Halloween candy sitting around. You can take whatever leftover candy you’ve got lying around and throw it together with a nice, chocolate, stoney base layer and have a delicious treat to close out the holiday with.

Ingredients:

Cannabis Chocolate Bar (Note Strength and Portion Accordingly)
1 Bag Chocolate Chips
Leftover Candy
1-2 teaspoons Vegetable Shortening

Directions:
In a microwave-safe dish, combine regular chocolate chips of your choice with your desired dose of cannabis chocolate (start low for beginners). Microwave in short 10-15 second bursts while adding vegetable shortening to get the correct consistency.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pour the chocolate mixture onto the sheet while spreading it evenly with a spoon or spatula. While the chocolate is warm, take your leftover Halloween candy and and set it on top of the chocolate, lightly pressing it downwards make sure it sticks. Let it cool before eating.

 

Highway is an essential source for cannabis science, how-to stories and demystifying marijuana. Want to read more? Thy these posts: One Man’s Journey In Pursuit Of The Truth Behind Marijuana Prohibition, Marijuana Myth Busting: Does Holding In Smoke Get You Higher? and A Drag Queen’s Visit To The Cannabis Store.

Why Marijuana-Spiked Candy Is The Most Moronic Halloween Scare Ever

Al Olson
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Why Marijuana-Spiked Candy Is The Most Moronic Halloween Scare Ever

Each year, these fear mongering headlines appear. And each year, the idea of your kid getting THC in their Halloween candy is debunked

Holiday traditions are supposed to be fun, festive and family-friendly. Halloween customs are no different: The costumes. The parties. The “fun-sized” candy.

Oh, about that candy. One of the Halloween traditions scaring the bejesus out of gullible parents is that their trick-or-treating kiddos will get weed-tainted treats from a cabal of crazed evil-doing potheads.

The Great Halloween Candy Scare got a boost this year in Florida. On Monday, the Florida Sheriffs Association held a press conference once again spreading this unfounded fear that kids will get reefer with their Reese’s on Halloween night.

“We are certainly concerned about trick-or-treating this year as well,” Sheriff Jerry Demings warned. “Even though the potential for the marijuana edibles appearing this year may be somewhat minimal, it is still a threat in our community.”

For Demings and other fear-mongers out “somewhat minimal” means it just won’t happen.

When asked, Demings could not provide any instances of children receiving marijuana-laced trick-or-treat candy in legal marijuana states. Not one. Why? Because a child is more likely to get a winning lottery ticket in their bag than cannabis.

Each year, these headlines of fear and danger appear. And each year, it is debunked.

In his press conference, Demings made this audacious claim:

“It looks like any other candy. Sometimes there’s just mean-spirited people who infuse these type of products into our society to create confusion and injure our children and other people.”

The only confusion is that seemingly intelligent people continue to fall for this candy canard. It makes for a good horror story. But it is pure fiction.

California has had legal medical marijuana for 20 years. A basic search through news reports do not show a single incident of this happening. You would think ONE case would emerge in a state as large as California if it happened.

What you DO find is a lot of warnings from authorities who know better.

Enjoy your trick-or-treating this year. And when you watch the video below, take off your tinfoil hat, unless that is your costume.

Highway is an essential source for cannabis science, how-to stories and demystifying marijuana. Want to read more? Thy these posts: One Man’s Journey In Pursuit Of The Truth Behind Marijuana Prohibition, Marijuana Myth Busting: Does Holding In Smoke Get You Higher? and A Drag Queen’s Visit To The Cannabis Store.

Watch: Stephen Colbert And Run The Jewels Create New Halloween Classic

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Watch: Stephen Colbert And Run The Jewels Create New Halloween Classic

On last night’s Late Show, Stephen Colbert spoke of the need for a new Halloween classic, noting—semi-accurately—that there hasn’t been one since 1950’s “Monster Mash.” Thankfully, the host enlisted his pals from the rap duo Run the Jewels to help him create the “Halloween Wiggle.”

The song opens with a goofy Colbert dancing cheesily in an orange “Boo!” sweater before Run the Jewel’s El-P and Killer Mike cut in with lyrics like: “Drop pumpkin down low/and make my fun size sticky/I’m about to find out if you a treaty or a tricky/spread your cobwebs/and arch your back/and I’m gonna stick my hand down your candy sack.”

Colbert tries to bring it back to more wholesome territory with a ditty about a harmless dance that includes a “skeleton clap,” but he’s no match for El-P’s raunchy rhymes: “I’m gonna haunt you hard with my unwrapped Snickers/stick my face in a candy bowl/turn you around and lick your Hershey hole.”

We can’t wait to add the “Halloween Wiggle” to our Halloween playlist. Watch the full song below.

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Visual Artist Merges Your Favorite Directors Into Their Cult-Classic Characters

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Visual Artist Merges Your Favorite Directors Into Their Cult-Classic Characters

Creating a timeless film is all-consuming. The directors’ months or years of hard work often merges them into the fabric of the story, and to the rest of the movie-consuming world, they are the cult-classic characters that they create.

Artist Mike Leavitt created “King Cuts” to personify their blood, sweat and tears. According to the bio on his website, Leavitt is a “38 year-old making dolls in his basement” who quit Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute of Art after freshman year. He did alright for himself after that decision, going on to establish his own company in 1997 and hold more than 126 exhibitions around the world.

With “King Cuts,” he’s carved and sculpted 16 of the greatest filmmakers of all time in wood and polymer clay, transforming them into the works they’re famous for. From the portfolio page:

Great film directors get cut up. They take pains with the details, story, money and sacrifices to their vision. Their body succumbs to the pressure. So Mike Leavitt carved Tarantino, Kubrick, Scorsese and more physically consumed by their work. Hitchcock, Coppola and others are cut from blocks of wood like directors cut a take or reel. There’s a risk of mistakes with every slice. Directors commit to a story at every cut. Leavitt unmasks wizards behind the camera like Spielberg and David Lynch to get a taste of their own medicine. ‘King Cuts’ are totems of satire and devotion to the 16 best storytellers ever.

Some of them are hard to look at: We see Quentin Tarantino as a bloodied Kill Bill homage, David Lynch as the Elephant Man and Steven Spielberg as a bizarre ET. Others are just whimsical, with Wes Anderson dressed in his characters’ quirky style and George Lucas as a reclining Jabba the Hutt.

Click through the slideshow above to see more of Leavitt’s work, and read about the exhibition here.

Last-Minute Halloween Costumes For The Cannabis Lover

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Last-Minute Halloween Costumes For The Cannabis Lover

Why dress up as the predictable superhero or zombie, when you can show your cannabis pride with a Halloweed costume? It doesn’t mean you can’t wear a cape or a wig, or be sexy, or be funny — you can still do all that, but with a weed-themed outfit you can also make a statement. Whether you wear it to the office or to the school Halloween parade is up to you. We’ve showcased some of our favorites.

The Food Item


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If your hot dog costume from last year was a little lame, take it up a notch and be a Baked Potato. Grandma may just see an actual baked potato—the green leaves are parsley-like, after all. But the bloodshot eyes are a dead giveaway that you’ll be ordering a pizza at 2:00 am.

The Flag Bearer


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Not only can you display your allegiance to the Rastafarians, you can rock those horizontal stripes like nobody’s business. It’s all about Jah, and that’s all about love. This is as feel-good as a costume can get, mon.

The Caped Crusader


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Some peeps feel like they’re not in costume unless they’re wearing a cape and a mask. Save the world from a high point of view! A few tokes and you’ll be impressing the crowd with your Christian Bale “Batman” voice.

The Cutest Couple


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Impress (or annoy) your friends with this couple’s costume, straight out of a cheesy 1970’s sitcom: Dr. Bud Smoker and Nurse Anita Reefer. These are the medical experts you don’t want to see at your local dispensary.

The Last-Minute DIY


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You finally scored an invite to that cool-friend-of-a-not-cool-friend’s Halloween party, and the costume rental shop only has Elvis and Melania Trump left. No worries! This DIY just requires some plastic sheeting and the grass clippings from your neighbor’s yard waste bin. High five!

The Green Goddess


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The grass is not always greener on the other side, as evidenced by this full-coverage cannabis catsuit. Show more by showing less…dangerous curves ahead…the clichés are endless. How you’re going to pee in this when you’re in a hurry…we aren’t quite sure.

The WTF

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We do not know what’s happening here, and our guess is this dude doesn’t either. He seems happy, friendly, and content, and his costume is definitely weed-friendly, so we give him props! This also falls under last-minute DIY.

The Lazy and The Literal 


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Don’t let this Halloweed costume go to your head. ‘Nuff said.

 

Highway is an essential source for cannabis science, how-to stories and demystifying marijuana. Want to read more? Thy these posts: One Man’s Journey In Pursuit Of The Truth Behind Marijuana Prohibition, Marijuana Myth Busting: Does Holding In Smoke Get You Higher? and A Drag Queen’s Visit To The Cannabis Store.

Chef Katie Chin Shows Us How To Make Super Simple Halloween Treats

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Chef Katie Chin Shows Us How To Make Super Simple Halloween Treats

Looking for a last-minute Halloween party treat? Chef Katie Chin is here to the rescue (and not because she’s dressed as Wonder Woman).

With the help of her sidekick George, the two whip up a plate of Mummified Halloweenies and a champagne cocktail in less time that it takes to refill the candy bucket. With a drink in one hand and a snack in the other, you might not be able to answer the door for trick-or-treaters. Oh, well!

 

 

 

 

Election 2016 And Marijuana: Which States Are Legalizing What?

Al Olson
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Election 2016 And Marijuana: Which States Are Legalizing What?

It’s almost over. We’re on the home stretch of one of the most bizarre, contentious election seasons in recent history. While the frenetically crazy presidential race has dominated headlines and cable TV shoutfests, marijuana legalization efforts in nine states have flew relatively under the media radar.

But the future of cannabis policy in the United States is at play in 2016. Nationally, polling strongly suggests that Americans want legalization. and momentum appears to be in favor of more progressive laws, but breaking down the state-by-state initiatives is a slightly different matter.

Game-Changing States: California and Florida

California is the big enchilada this election cycle simply because of its size and cultural influence. Although a survey released Wednesday night showed declining support for Proposition 64, most pollsters agree that the measure will likely pass. As of this writing, 55 percent of likely California voters support the initiative. If polling is correct, the shear economic impact of the cannabis industry will send ripples across the country.

Florida, which is voting for a medical marijuana program, is key because it would become the first southern state to allow for a robust, regulated program for patients. Florida, unlike California, is considered a swing state, so the vote should move those politicians who currently sit on the fence.

The Northeast Corridor: Maine and Massachusetts

Maine and Massachusetts have full legalization on the ballot. Polling in both states suggest that it is too close to call, although both measures are slightly ahead in the latest surveys.

These two states — but especially Massachusetts — are important because of the close proximity of neighboring states in the region. If one state moves to legalize, nearby states are likely to follow suit in an attempt to share in the tax benefits.

The Others

Voters in Arizona and Nevada will also decide on full legalization. Polling in both states is tight.

Arkansas, Montana and North Dakota have medical marijuana measures on the ballot. Victories in those states are unlikely.

Jacob Sullum, senior editor at Reason magazine, offers this polling insight:

A look at the latest initiative-specific polling suggests that marijuana will be legalized for recreational use in California, Maine, and Massachusetts, while Florida will become the first Southern state to recognize marijuana as a medicine. General legalization looks iffier in Arizona and Nevada, while medical marijuana initiatives seem headed for defeat in Arkansas and Montana. A lack of recent polling makes the outcome in North Dakota harder to predict.

Recreational Marijuana

Arizona: Support for Proposition 205 in three polls averages 48 percent.

California: Support for Proposition 64 in two new polls averages more than 55 percent.

Maine: Two polls found about 53 percent of voters favor Question 1.

Massachusetts: A new poll, completed last week, puts support for Question 4 at 55 percent. The average for September and October, based on four polls, is 53 percent.

Nevada: Support for Question 2 in two new polls averages 50 percent.

Medical Marijuana

Arkansas: A new poll, conducted last week, puts support for Issue 6 and Issue 7 (both of which would legalize medical use) at 45 percent and 40 percent, respectively. But things got strange in this state on Thursday morning. The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that Issue 7 be removed from the ballot because of problems validating signatures. Issue 6 remains on the ballot. The confusion does not bode well for supporters of medical cannabis in Arkansas.

Florida: Amendment 2 needs approval from 60 percent of voters to win. A new poll, sponsored by the Yes on 2 campaign and completed last week, puts support at 74 percent. The 2016 average, based on 12 polls, is about 70 percent.

Montana: A new poll, completed on October 12, puts support for I-182, which would expand patient access to marijuana, at 44 percent.

North Dakota: Polling for Initiated Statutory Measure 5 is not available. However, a 2014 poll, 47 percent of likely voters thought marijuana should be legal for recreational use.

 

Highway is an essential source for cannabis science, how-to stories and demystifying marijuana. Want to read more? Thy these posts: One Man’s Journey In Pursuit Of The Truth Behind Marijuana Prohibition, Marijuana Myth Busting: Does Holding In Smoke Get You Higher? and A Drag Queen’s Visit To The Cannabis Store.

Drunk College Student Crashed Into Police Car While Taking Topless Selfie: Cops

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Drunk College Student Crashed Into Police Car While Taking Topless Selfie: Cops

A 20-year-old Texas A&M student was arrested Wednesday night after she allegedly crashed her car into a police while trying to take a topless selfie to send her boyfriend on Snapchat.

The Eagle and KBTX report that as Bryan Police Officer John Sartell was responding to a disturbance call an SUV crashed into his patrol car, which parked outside, its emergency lights flashing. “I heard the sound of a vehicle braking hard and heard what sounded like a vehicle collision,” he wrote in his report

Sartell said he walked outside to find a 20-year-old Texas A&M student in the SUV. The woman was struggling to put her shirt back on and her bra wasn’t fastened, Sartell noted. “I asked her why she was not dressed while driving and she stated that she was taking a Snapchat photo to send to her boyfriend while she was at a red light,” the officer wrote.

The student reportedly told Sartrell that she was on her way back to her dorm and had been drinking wine prior to the selfie-caused crash. She reportedly failed part a field sobriety test and was booked into the Brazos County jail, where she was charged with DWI with an Open Container and was issued a citation for Minor in Possession of Alcohol. She was later released on $2,000 bail, according to The Eagle. 

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