The Study Nobody Wanted: Cannabis, Pregnancy, and the Women Still Paying the Price
In 1994, Melanie Dreher published a study showing that cannabis-exposed babies thrived. The medical establishment went silent. Thirty years later, she’s still trying to finish the work — and pregnant women are still being jailed. More than 25 years ago, a landmark study quietly challenged one of modern medicine’s most deeply rooted assumptions: Cannabis use…
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Pride Month Cannabis Collabs Disappear Every July. Laganja Estranja Built One That Won’t.
Laganja Estranja’s first cannabis line drops May 16 at SWAY Dispensary in Chicago. The launch comes a decade after her first attempt to break into the industry, in partnership with Illinois’ first queer and Black-owned recreational dispensary, cultivated by two-time Cannabis Cup winner nuEra Cannabis. The whole package lands just in time for Pride Month.…
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Full Disclosure: The Pentagon Released UFO Files. The Smart Move Is To Grow Your Own Weed.
The government opened the UAP vault. Politicians are talking. The internet is spiraling. High Times offers a galactic thought experiment rooted in cannabis, sovereignty and the humble power of growing your own. This morning, May 8, 2026, the Department of War released the first tranche of declassified UFO files under President Donald Trump’s PURSUE program…
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Are Artificial Flavors Hacking Your High?
Terpenes are chemistry and neurobiology working together. Artificial flavors are something else entirely. Here’s what the difference actually means for your cannabis experience. In cannabis culture, it’s often said that cannabinoids are the “engine,” while terpenes are the “steering wheel.” In fact, as a phrase attributed to scientist and neurologist Ethan Russo goes: “Terpenes are…
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Harvard Doctor’s New Book Reframes Cannabis As A Senior’s Way Out Of Pharmaceutical Overload
Dr. Peter Grinspoon’s new book “Aging Well with Cannabis” reframes the plant as what one geriatrician calls an “exit drug”: a tool for helping older Americans reduce their reliance on the prescription medications stacking up in their medicine cabinets. With 60 million Americans over 65 and twice that over 50, the book targets the fastest-growing…
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Target Just Made A Big Bet On Hemp THC Drinks Six Months Before A Federal Ban. Do They Know Something We Don’t?
Target is expanding its intoxicating hemp THC beverage program to more than 300 stores across Florida, Texas and Illinois, just six months before a federal ban that would wipe most of those products off shelves. Either Target’s government affairs team knows something the rest of the industry doesn’t, or the math works even if the…
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‘Mutant Marijuana’ Is Changing How Weed Is Grown. It’s Not What You Think.
Triploid cannabis has been around for years. Outdoor growers are increasingly putting it to the test, and the results are complicated. For outdoor growers, pollen is the enemy. One rogue male, one stressed hermaphrodite at the wrong moment, and an entire field seeds up. Premium sinsemilla becomes something you can barely move. The industry has…
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Mary Jane Berlin Hits 10. Here’s What’s Going Down At One Of The World’s Biggest Cannabis Events.
Mary Jane Berlin marks its 10th anniversary edition June 11-14 at Messe Berlin, with 75,000+ attendees and 500+ exhibitors expected. RAW founder and High Times publisher Josh Kesselman headlines a live podcast on opening day. High Times editor in chief Javier Hasse will be on the ground. Germany legalized recreational cannabis in April 2024. Two…
$1,566 For A Single Cut: Inside California’s Biggest Clone Release Weekend Ever
Cuttings are selling for up to $1,566 each. Three California events in May are drawing international growers, hashmakers and breeders for the elite genetics they need to stay competitive in a $60 billion U.S. market with $9 billion in new European demand on the horizon. The cannabis genetics arms race has gotten spring fever this…
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Brazil Just Quietly Hit 873,000 Medical Cannabis Patients. The Industry Convenes In São Paulo This Month.
Brazil now has more than 873,000 medical cannabis patients, a market approaching $200 million in annual revenue, and a regulatory framework that just opened the door to domestic hemp cultivation. The industry gathers at Cannabis Fair 2026 in São Paulo from May 21 to 23. Here’s what US operators need to know about the Latin…
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