Tag: women

  • Sha’Carri Richardson Qualifies for Paris Olympics

    Sha’Carri Richardson Qualifies for Paris Olympics

    Sprinting star Sha’Carri Richardson has qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic team, three years after she was denied a chance to compete at the Tokyo Games following a positive drug test for weed. The post Sha’Carri Richardson Qualifies for Paris Olympics first appeared on High Times.

  • First Black, Woman-Owned Psilocybin Treatment Center Opens

    First Black, Woman-Owned Psilocybin Treatment Center Opens

    Ashland Healing Center will provide psilocybin for mental health conditions, PTSD, anxiety, depression, addiction, and end-of-life concerns The post First Black, Woman-Owned Psilocybin Treatment Center Opens first appeared on High Times.

  • Clinical Trial To Assess LSD Microdosing For PMS

    Clinical Trial To Assess LSD Microdosing For PMS

    An Australian biopharma company said Thursday that it has received approval to begin a series of clinical trials for its LSD microdosing drug designed as an aid to women’s health. The post Clinical Trial To Assess LSD Microdosing For PMS first appeared on High Times.

  • Mieko Hester-Perez Redefines Medical Cannabis, Healthcare and Motorsport

    Mieko Hester-Perez Redefines Medical Cannabis, Healthcare and Motorsport

    Mieko Hester-Perez embodies the archetype of a modern-day “warrior mom.” For almost two decades, she’s been on a mission to break barriers and champion change for cannabis patients and their families. Since publicly sharing her son Joey’s success with medical cannabis in 2009, Hester-Perez has become a beacon of hope and guidance for families navigating…

  • Christine Smith: The Maven of Edible Experience

    Christine Smith: The Maven of Edible Experience

    Architect-turned-chocolatier Christine Smith is the CEO and founder of Grön, the best-selling, handcrafted cannabis-infused edibles brand. Smith founded Grön herself with no outside investment, cashing out stock from her architectural firm to purchase her first chocolate machine.  Thanks to Smith’s vision and business acumen, what started out as a “side project” has grown into a…

  • Gen Z Women and Cannabis: A Love Story

    Gen Z Women and Cannabis: A Love Story

    I’ve been picking up dime bags and smoking out of pipes in the car since high school. Growing up with traditional Chinese-born parents, cannabis was extremely prohibited—not unlike the stigma of cannabis we’re trying to break. Over the years, my mom had collected more than seven glass pieces and who knows how many eighths of…

  • Women & Weed: A Story as Old as Time

    Women & Weed: A Story as Old as Time

    While Bob Dylan’s 1964 release of “The Times They Are A Changin’” became an anthem among frustrated youth, many of whom would go on to call themselves “hippies,” the lyrics ring ever true today. Some six decades later, our society is facing different challenges, different battles. But despite the hard times, progress has been made.…