Hemp Just Got 29 More Days Before the Ban. The White House Has Already Promised There Won’t Be Another Delay.
Congress voted last year to strip most hemp THC products of their federal legal status, starting November 12. On Saturday morning, the Senate pushed that date to December 11. Here is what the ban actually does, what the vote changed and why this extension is probably the last one. At 3:35 on Saturday morning, after…
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New York to Allow Weed Sales at Farmers Markets, Giving Small Growers a Fighting Chance
New York has expanded access to Cannabis Showcase Events, giving licensed microbusinesses more ways to participate in temporary markets and reach consumers beyond traditional dispensaries. The change creates new opportunities for small operators, although events remain tightly regulated and growers still face the broader challenges of cost, competition, and compliance. Buying vegetables, artisanal cheese, and…
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Snoop Dogg’s Father Can Get Almost Any Weed He Wants. He Still Can’t Find Panama Red.
From his first joint overlooking San Francisco to “happy smoke” in Vietnam, backyard plants in Inglewood, postal routes, Amsterdam coffeeshops and today’s legal dispensaries, Vernell “Papa Snoop” Varnado has lived through nearly every era of modern American cannabis culture. Vernell Varnado remembers the date he arrived in California. “August 28, 1966,” he says. He had…
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Opinion: Cannabis Should Be Mandatory. The ‘Normie’ World Needs a Joint More Than Anyone.
What would happen if everyone, from world leaders to stay-at-home moms, tried weed? Cannabis might function less as escapism and more as a tool for empathy, introspection, and slowing down an increasingly hyperproductive world. The real danger may not be getting high, but remaining trapped inside a version of “normality” built on stress, ego, and…
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Stop Spraying and Hoping. Your Pests Already Outsmarted You: Inside the Everswarm
Pests are not static enemies. They are evolving armies—adapting to your sprays, outrunning your biocontrols, and reshaping your soil. Here is what the latest science says you should do about it. By Jorge Cervantes in collaboration with Matthew Gates, Zenthanol Consulting & Stefan Meyer. TL;DR Across U.S. cannabis operations, fungal pathogens dominate the disease landscape—over…
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The Convenience Revolution Has Finally Reached Cannabis
Nearly every consumer category now delivers or ships. Cannabis was one of the last to catch up, and the shift is changing who buys THC and how. Most of what Americans buy now arrives without anyone leaving the house. Dinner comes in twenty minutes. Groceries are ordered on a phone and left at the door.…
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Cannabis in Germany: Club Licenses Stall While Medical Access Shrinks
Germany has received nearly 900 applications for cannabis cultivation associations, but only just over half have been approved as clubs struggle with licensing, location rules, financial risk, and inconsistent enforcement. At the same time, medical cannabis patients face new reimbursement restrictions that could force tens of thousands to pay out of pocket, switch treatments, or…
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So Will the Hemp Ban Be Delayed or Not? Tensions Rise Between the GOP and the White House
A Senate stopgap funding bill would delay the federal prohibition on most hemp-derived THC products until December 11, but Republican senators Ted Budd and Pete Ricketts are trying to block the reprieve. The White House is urging GOP lawmakers to accept the short delay, warning that the dispute could stall the broader spending bill and…
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Rick Ross Doesn’t Want Dispensary Weed
He smokes in boardrooms, but he’s still on that underground frequency. This content originally appeared in the High Times Spring/Summer 2026 print issue. Get yours here. “You’ve taken control of your life when you decide when, where, and what you smoke,” Rick Ross says. Not posturing, not flexing. Just his take on success. A measurement…
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One Plant, Seven Perspectives: The Art From Our 50th Anniversary Print Issue
For our 50th anniversary, we handed the plant to the artists making its most striking images and got out of the way. It started with a family portrait that took 144 hours to draw. Check out all of the art and pictures from our 50th Anniversary print mag below. Light up, scroll and enjoy. This…
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