Inside Sweetlife NYC’s Elevated Cannabis Experience

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A Different Kind of Dispensary Lands on the Upper East Side New York’s cannabis scene is still finding its rhythm. Some shops lean transactional, others try to mimic legacy culture, and a few attempt to split the difference. Then there’s Sweetlife NYC, a licensed dispensary on Manhattan’s Upper East Side that’s taking a different route…

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Zurich’s Weed Trial Is Working So Well Switzerland Just Extended It Again

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It may not be Switzerland’s political capital, but it could easily be its cannabis capital. We’re talking about Zurich, one of the country’s largest cities and its main financial hub. Given its influence, it makes sense that cannabis-related developments there to draw attention. And this latest one is significant. Following a vote held in March,…

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A $160K Bracket, Live Finals and Glass Heat: Proper Smoke Network Will Host a Connoisseur Event on Apr. 25

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The Proper Smoke Network is taking High Rollers off the screen and into a six-hour live event with a $160,000 bracket, live finals, a major glass auction and a room built for people who care how weed actually smokes. On April 25, the Proper Smoke Network is hosting the High Rollers Live Show, a six-hour…

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How Many Ice Cream Cones Does It Take to Get Sugar-High? We Asked a Doctor

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A doctor breaks down the rush, the crash, and why getting “sugar-high” is more complicated than it sounds. In the Simpsons episode ‘Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood,’ Bart and Milhouse spend $20 on the Squishee—a milkshake that Apu loads up with syrup. From then on, as sugar wreaks havoc on their perception, they embark on a…

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New Study Reports Up to 99% Lower Harmful Byproducts With Vaporization vs Smoking

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A PAX-authored study comparing vaporized cannabis to joint smoke found significantly lower levels of certain compounds under controlled lab conditions. A new research paper is adding fresh data to a long-running question in cannabis consumption: how vaporizing compares to smoking when it comes to chemical exposure. The research—conducted by Richard Rucker, who serves as PAX’s…

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How Free Do You Actually Feel as a Cannabis Consumer? NORML Wants to Know

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Forget what your state’s law says on paper. NORML’s new Cannabis Freedom Survey asks the question that actually matters: how free do you feel? Laws on the books and lived reality are two different things. You can be in a legal state and still worry about your job, your landlord, your custody arrangement or a…

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She Paid $150,000 for a Florida Cannabis License and Got Nothing. Then She Found Another Way In.

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GÜD Essence CEO Jasmine Johnson has been building a Black woman-led cannabis company in Florida since 2016. In an exclusive interview with High Times, she breaks down what equity in this market actually looks like in practice, and what it has cost her to find out. “I’ve been involved in this process since 2016,” says…

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High Times Cannabis Cup Hits Atlantic City, NJ: Beanie Sigel, Smoke DZA and New Jersey’s Best Weed All on One Stage

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New Jersey is getting its first-ever Cannabis Cup. One night, one city, one stage. May 1 at Steel Pier in Atlantic City. Event details Date: Thursday, May 1, 2026 Time: 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Venue: Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ Age requirement: 21+ with valid ID Find Judge Kits: cannabiscup.com Buy Tickets: https://tickets.cannabiscup.com/nj-cannabis-cup-2026 The…

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From Royal Balls to Weed Walls: Massive Grow Found in Mansion Linked to King Charles III

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From medical rumors to a possible upper-crust grow op, a new story is once again linking King Charles III to cannabis. This time, however, it has nothing to do with health speculation or the monarch’s well-known passion for botany. Instead, the connection comes by way of a police raid at a historic property tied to…

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Argentina’s Cannabis Paradox: Access First, Market Later

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By Robert Hoban & Ivana Sol Vigilante Argentina has built a patient-first cannabis framework with real access, but the commercial, pharmaceutical, and regulatory pieces still have not fully aligned into a cohesive market. Argentina’s cannabis progress feels exactly like that lyric: a country that wrote the roadmap before paving the roads. On paper, it is…

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