The Long Game: Inside Rare Cannabinoid Company’s Bet on the Future of Cannabinoids
The hemp boom moved fast. In the years following the 2018 Farm Bill, thousands of companies rushed into the market chasing the same wave. CBD was everywhere. Oils, gummies, topicals, drinks—if it could hold a label, someone was selling CBD in it. Most brands were focused on scale. Few were thinking about what came next.…
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A Rare South American Cannabis Power Move Is Taking Shape In Argentina
Flowers & Terps and Universal Growing are joining forces in a move that blends flower credibility, cultivation culture, infrastructure and global ambition, an uncommon kind of partnership in South America’s cannabis industry. Something unusual is happening in South American cannabis, and it starts in Argentina. Flowers & Terps, a flower-driven brand with unmatched credibility in…
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The Best Rolling Papers on Earth, According to High Times Readers
Rolling papers aren’t props. They’re the instrument that sets the pace and feel of a session. Whole towns learned to work with fiber, water and heat the way a luthier tunes a guitar. You can see it in the watermark, in how the seam seals, in how the ember travels without racing or stalling. Today’s…
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Colombian President Says ‘Weed Was for Protest, Cocaine Is the Drug of Capital’
Yesterday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro appeared before the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, where he firmly criticized outdated anti-drug policies (such as cannabis prohibition) and proposed alternatives to state violence. This is far from the first time Petro has expressed these views before the international body. True to form, the president spoke during the opening…
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Before Weed Learned To Fake Female Empowerment, Harlee Case Made It Real. Now She’s Giving It A Soundtrack.
Before New Constellations started turning heads with dreamy synth-pop and soft-focus heat, Harlee Case was already building a different kind of scene in Portland: femme, weird, welcoming, and very, very stoned. “Females first. In cannabis there are plenty of heady bros doing things, we wanted to create a space for women and one where they…
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New High Times Documentary Explores the Blunt’s Next Chapter
In High Times’ new documentary on Rove, one of cannabis culture’s most enduring rituals gets rebuilt through craft, consistency and modern product design. In a new film centered on Rove’s latest product, High Times looks past the hype and into a bigger question: what happens when one of cannabis culture’s most enduring rituals gets reworked…
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Censored Everywhere, Cinematic Anyway: The New Weed Ad Playbook
The best weed ads don’t feel like ads anymore. They feel like content built to survive the algorithm and earn the repost. A high-stakes poker table. One last infused drink. A fight that escalates into clean, choreographed chaos. That’s the premise of a new brand film from Pharos, built around Hollywood actor, filmmaker and stunt…
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I Was a Cop Who Enforced Marijuana Laws. Now I’m Speaking Out.
“Do you know why I stopped you this evening?” “No sir, I was going the speed limit…” “You have a taillight out, and you failed to stop before entering the roadway back there at the gas station. Do you have your license and registration?” “Uh, yeah, it’s right here… I’ll get that fixed as soon…
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They Took His Weed. The Court Said They Couldn’t. Now His Own Tribe Won’t Give It Back.
A Minnesota appeals court just ruled the state had no jurisdiction to prosecute an Ojibwe man for cannabis on his own reservation. The decision draws on 40 years of sovereignty law. But the case’s most uncomfortable question isn’t about the state—it’s about the tribe. On August 2, 2023—one day after recreational cannabis became legal in…
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Virginia Lawmakers Passed A Bill To Free Weed Prisoners. Now It’s Up To The Governor.
Virginia lawmakers have sent a marijuana resentencing bill to Gov. Abigail Spanberger, opening a path for people still incarcerated or under supervision for old cannabis convictions to get back in court. Virginia lawmakers have sent a marijuana resentencing bill to Gov. Abigail Spanberger, moving one of the state’s most overdue cannabis reforms a step closer…
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