Watch: A Survivor Winner Takes the World Cup on a Cannabis Road Trip in Our New Docuseries
High Times sent Ethan Zohn across the country during the World Cup to find where soccer and cannabis collide. Episode one starts in Boston. The World Cup is on American soil for the first time in a generation, and the country that spent decades calling it soccer is suddenly all in. High Times went looking…
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What World Cup Stars and Poker Pros Have in Common
When most people think about the FIFA World Cup, they think about moments. The winning goal. The last second save. The eruption of a stadium when a match changes in an instant. When people think about poker, they often imagine similar flashes of drama: a massive bluff, a critical hand, a tournament-clinching moment that changes everything. …
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The Next Great Sports Tradition Might Be Cannabis
As younger consumers rethink their relationship with alcohol, retailers like SWADE Cannabis are betting cannabis can build its own place in sports culture, starting with the watch party. When the FIFA World Cup arrived in Kansas City this summer, it brought the kind of energy the tournament always generates. Bars opened early, fans in matching…
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Yesod Williams Brought the Ohana to Point Break Festival
Pepper’s drummer reflects on Point Break Festival, reggae-rock’s traveling family, growing up around Hawaiian cannabis, Sublime’s influence, and why the best shows feel more like backyard jams than festivals. Pepper drummer Yesod Williams did not talk about Point Break Festival like it was another square on the summer tour calendar. To him, bringing Pepper, Sublime,…
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Inside The Stacked, Closed-Door DEA Hearing That Will Decide Weed’s Federal Future.
The hearing that could decide weed’s federal future starts June 29. The DEA invited seven participants, and every one of them is against reform. It won’t be livestreamed. And loading the room this hard might be the thing that gets the whole rule thrown out in court. On June 29, the federal government will hold…
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Rats Get the Munchies Too, According to New Research
New research found that cannabis stimulates appetite in both rats and humans, suggesting the munchies are driven by shared biological mechanisms rather than culture or expectation. The findings could help scientists better understand appetite regulation and explore future treatments for conditions involving nausea, weight loss, or reduced food intake, while highlighting the need for further…
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Thailand Tightens Cannabis Rules With License Suspensions and Prescription Controls
Thailand has issued new enforcement guidelines for cannabis businesses, introducing license suspensions, possible revocations, stricter reporting rules, and tighter controls around prescriptions, advertising, online sales, and on-site use. The move signals a continued shift away from the country’s post-2022 cannabis boom toward a more controlled medical framework with heavier state oversight. Thailand has moved the…
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The Supreme Court Freed Weed Users’ Gun Rights. Now It Could Free The People Locked Up For It.
The Supreme Court just ruled you can’t lose your gun rights for smoking weed. The real test is what happens to the people already locked up under that law. One of them gets out July 15. When the Supreme Court ruled last week that you can’t lose your gun rights just for smoking weed, it…
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Some Shamans Call Cannabis A Sacred Medicine. Others Say It Puts Holes In Your Aura.
Ceremonial cannabis use is on the rise. So is a stranger phenomenon: cannabis getting demonized by other plant medicine practitioners. “You’re giving your life force to weed,” plant medicine facilitator Iván Chocron says on a 2025 episode of the Integrating Consciousness podcast. “And weed is giving you something so that you feel that giving your…
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Slapwoods Honors DJ Screw With Its First Official Collaboration
Slapwoods is announcing its first-ever official collaboration with DJ Screw, the late Houston legend whose chopped-and-screwed sound changed the pace of hip-hop. The limited release, called The Screw Pack, pairs Slapwoods’ premium natural leaf wraps with a flavor profile inspired by purple soda and dirty Sprite, according to Slapwoods. For a Houston-born brand built around…
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