From High School Musical to High Design: Zac Efron is Building a Hemp Home
Zac Efron is building an ambitious off-grid home in Australia that will incorporate hemp across everything from walls and insulation to mattresses, textiles, and interior components. The project, designed by environmental innovator Joost Bakker, reflects a growing interest in sustainable construction and explores how industrial hemp could play a larger role in the future of…
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In New South Wales, Australia, patients can legally use medical cannabis with a prescription. So far, so good. But the
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Amber Senter co-founded Supernova Women, the organization that helped shape America’s first cannabis social equity program. A decade later, she
High Times Strains of the Month: June 2026
Award-winning cannabis journalist and best-selling author David Downs highlights the hottest flowers blazing up the charts in legal U.S. states for the start of summer. It’s his new monthly column, dubbed “Terp Sherpa,” out for the first of the month. You don’t have to know “a guy” anymore. America’s roughly 42 million or so active…
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The Baby From Sublime’s ‘What I Got’ Video Is Now the Band’s Frontman. He’s Bradley Nowell’s Son.
In the early ’90s, the SoCal trio of Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh pioneered a mashup of ska, punk, reggae and hip-hop that took the airwaves and stoner culture by storm, before tragedy struck. Now, 30 years later, Brad’s son Jakob Nowell adds closure and a compelling new chapter to the band’s storied…
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ONYX Is Turning New Jersey Hash Into a Cup-Winning Conversation
New Jersey’s cannabis market is not in its baby teeth era anymore. The state has flower brands with loyal followings, pre-roll makers swinging hard, edible companies fighting for shelf space, and concentrate heads who know the difference between something washed with care and something dressed up for a menu photo. That is the lane ONYX…
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High Times Strains of the Month: June 2026
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High Times Strains of the Month: June 2026
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Legal cannabis promised legitimacy. Instead, many of the people who carried the culture through prohibition are being priced, regulated, and pushed out of the industry they helped build. I am beyond angry. A lot of us are. People who have lived this industry are not slightly disappointed. Many of us are livid because cannabis is…
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The World Cup can trigger intense stress responses that closely resemble the body’s reaction to real threats, making anxiety management just as important as enjoying the game. Understanding how THC, CBD, breathing techniques, social environments and sensory boundaries affect the nervous system can help turn 90 minutes of tension into a more balanced and enjoyable…
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The league pulled marijuana off its banned list in the new players’ agreement. In the same document, it banned psilocybin,
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Award-winning cannabis journalist and best-selling author David Downs highlights the hottest flowers blazing up the charts in legal U.S. states
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