http://hightimes.com en-us 0.4 By Rick Cusick                   The legendary Gatewood Galbraith – attorney, author, five-time candidate for Kentucky governor and one of the best-known marijuana and hemp law reform activists in the world – died early Wednesday morning at his Lexington home of complications from chronic emphysema. Often described as a colorful, larger-than-life character, Gatewood was also a deeply innovative …More]]> http://hightimes.com/lounge/rick/7469?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:59:38 -0500 http://hightimes.com/lounge/rick/7469?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Richard Cusick By Rick Cusick Associate Publisher, HIGH TIMES Magazine   Northampton, Massachusetts’s multi-media artist Megan E. LaBonte spent the last eight months snapping daily self-portraits and digitally manipulating the images to create a series of photographs collectively called the 366 Project. Although much of her work focused on the recurring themes of femininity, mythology, fantasy and nature, on April 20, 2011 Megan took a side step into our world and produced a …More]]> http://hightimes.com/entertainment/rick/7410?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:46:01 -0500 http://hightimes.com/entertainment/rick/7410?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Richard Cusick More]]> http://hightimes.com/news/rick/7357?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:33:33 -0400 http://hightimes.com/news/rick/7357?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Richard Cusick By Rick Cusick Video Courtesy of Dylan Cusick   Beneath constant sunshine and beside the blue waters of the Puget Sound the 2011 Seattle Hempfest was flawlessly accomplished over three days of record crowds and peaceful protest. The 20th Anniversary of the world’s largest ongoing protestival was celebrated by a stellar line-up of speakers that included the Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, PBS travel host and author Rick Steves, state Representative Mary Lou Dickerson …More]]> http://hightimes.com/lounge/rick/7263?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:50:53 -0400 http://hightimes.com/lounge/rick/7263?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Richard Cusick The Lion King in 1994, I thought I was hallucinating. And Nash Bridges? Come on! Cheech Marin, one half of the quintessential stoner duo, Cheech & Chong, played a cop in Nash Bridges… in San Francisco, no less! What the fuck?!! Then in 2000 when he showed in Spy Kids I was sure that one of the heroes of my youth was gone forever!   In …More]]> http://hightimes.com/news/rick/7196?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:43:37 -0400 http://hightimes.com/news/rick/7196?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Richard Cusick More]]> http://hightimes.com/lounge/rick/6918?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:28:07 -0500 http://hightimes.com/lounge/rick/6918?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Richard Cusick Teapot Party: "Tax it, regulate it and legalize it," Nelson said, "And stop the border wars over drugs…. …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/rick/6833?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:02:00 -0500 http://hightimes.com/legal/rick/6833?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Richard Cusick By Rick Cusick   Last year, while walking down the street in Newark, New Jersey, I was approached by a camera crew and asked if I would like to ask a question of the three candidates for Governor in the upcoming gubernatorial debate. I first I demurred and began to walk away but then, realizing the opportunity, I turned back and posed a question for the camera.             “There’s a bill before the state …More]]> http://hightimes.com/activism/rick/6774?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:53:56 -0400 http://hightimes.com/activism/rick/6774?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Richard Cusick By David Bienenstock and Richard Cusick   Billionaire philanthropist Peter Lewis has left the Board of Directors of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), after resigning his position as Chairman of the Board. In a related development, yesterday ten out of twenty-nine MPP staff members were laid off. MPP Executive Director Rob Kampia told HIGH TIMES, "The purpose of the downsizing was to ensure MPP's long-term health and financial stability.” …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/rick/6516?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:35:04 -0400 http://hightimes.com/legal/rick/6516?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Richard Cusick More]]> http://hightimes.com/entertainment/rick/6483?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Sun, 30 May 2010 00:17:28 -0400 http://hightimes.com/entertainment/rick/6483?utm_source=rss_section_Richard Cusick Richard Cusick