Finally: One of America’s Biggest Cannabis Dispensary Chains Now Operates in Spanish

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Forty-five million people in the U.S. speak Spanish as their dominant language. The cannabis industry has existed legally for over a decade. And it took until 2026 for one of the country’s largest dispensary chains to build a full Spanish-language experience for them. Curaleaf finally did it. Took a minute. The program rolled out this…

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Baudelaire Smoked Hash With Victor Hugo. A Hundred Years Later, His Country Banned It. A Hundred Years After That, Europe Is Smoking Again.

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This article originally appeared in High Times’ 50th Anniversary print issue. It has been updated to reflect the Czech Republic’s January 1, 2026 cannabis legalization taking effect and the January 27, 2026 European Court of Justice ruling against Hungary on cannabis rescheduling. Get the print edition here. Paris, Marseille, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin. Europe’s cannabis capital…

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What If Your Dealer Had A Doorman?

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Sweetlife is turning New York’s old-school cannabis relationship into something licensed, polished, and built around being taken care of. Anyone who has lived in New York long enough has a version of the same memory. A number saved under a name that wasn’t his. A text that said nothing incriminating and everything at once: you…

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Cannaleaks: Nearly One Million Cannabis Club Users’ Data Was Exposed

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Nearly 985,000 cannabis club identity documents were reportedly exposed through public URLs linked to Cannabis Club Systems and PuffPal, raising serious questions about how the industry protects sensitive user data. The incident underscores why privacy is especially critical in cannabis, where leaked information can affect not only finances, but also employment, immigration, reputation, and legal…

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What Your Lungs Already Know About Weed Smoke

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Pop the jar. Take a slow inhale. Squeeze the bud between your fingers and feel how sticky it is. That’s where every honest conversation about cannabis and lungs has to start: not in a research paper, but in your hand, with the plant you’re about to put in your body. The political landscape around cannabis…

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Can You Smoke Weed During the World Cup? U.S., Canada, and Mexico Rules, Explained

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Cannabis rules during the 2026 World Cup will depend heavily on where fans are traveling, with Canada offering the clearest legal framework, several U.S. host cities allowing adult-use sales, and Mexico lacking legal recreational dispensaries for tourists. The safest approach is to buy only where legal, consume only where allowed, never bring cannabis into stadiums…

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Oliver Tree Deals Art: Remembering The Late Singer Through His 2020 High Times Interview

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Editor’s note: We originally published this interview with Oliver Tree in 2020, around the release of his debut album “Ugly Is Beautiful.” Oliver Tree Nickell passed away on June 14, 2026, at 32, one of six people killed when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro. He was traveling on his World’s First World Tour.…

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There’s a Mountain in Morocco Where Everyone Grows Hash. The Locals Call It the Temple of the Plant. The Government Called It Illegal.

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This article originally appeared in High Times’ 50th Anniversary print issue. Get yours here. In the Rif Mountains, Indigenous Berber farmers have grown cannabis for generations and gone to prison for it. Now the country wants their hash on the global medical cannabis market. A dispatch from Morocco’s kif country with veteran activist Abdellatif Adebibe.…

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Inside the Exploding Market for MDMA Gummies, DMT Vapes, and Gray Market Psychedelics

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MDMA gummies. DMT vapes. Mushroom chocolates sold in smoke shops halfway around the world. Long before regulators figured out what legal psychedelics might look like, an unregulated gray-market consumer economy quietly emerged to meet exploding demand. Key Takeaways The Marengo trial exposed a criminal network so deeply embedded in European organized crime that convicting its…

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From High School Musical to High Design: Zac Efron is Building a Hemp Home

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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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