Dave East on His Cannabis Company East Co. and His Love of OG Kush
With cannabis use and cultivation becoming more mainstream, both legally and culturally, it’s no surprise that more artists and musicians are joining the industry. One of the latest rappers to venture into the business side of cannabis as an entrepreneur is Dave East, the Harlem-based rapper and actor, who has launched his cannabis company, East Co. …
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Women in Weed: A Guide to the Power Players (Part 1)
It’s March, and while that certainly isn’t the only month we should be recognizing the contributions of women and femme folks in cannabis, it’s an awesome excuse to recognize some of the best in the biz. Here are a few women who are doing some seriously cool things in the world of weed. Ru Johnson,…
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Los Angeles’ First Cannabis Czar Cat Packer Steps Down
Cat Packer stepped down from her role as executive director of the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR), home to one of the largest, most challenging cannabis markets in the world. It is with gratitude that we thank her for her service as the city’s first “cannabis czar.” Packer served nearly five years, as…
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Keith Haring Remembered in Glass Art Collection
Social activism was built into the art of Keith Haring—one of the most widely recognized modern artists of our time. From promoting AIDS awareness to being vocally against apartheid and other issues, Haring’s art nearly always carried a message. Haring rose from “street art”—courteously drawing with chalk instead of paint on New York subway cars,…
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Most Affected: Dan Muessig, Sentenced Five to 80 Years
By the time you read this, Dan Muessig will have been sentenced to between five to 80 years in federal prison. Sentenced on March 8, 2022, Muessig faces an uncertain length of time in one of the U.S. federal prisons across the country. He finds himself in the predicament over two charges: conspiracy to distribute…
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Highest Intent Founder Brendon Wilder Left Religion and Found Cannabis
Countless people practice religion throughout the world, and it holds sway over their beliefs and even their livelihoods. Some find religious beliefs to be an essential way to find meaning outside of the self or to understand their role or destiny in the world. For Brendon Wilder and his wife, owners of new Oklahoma-based cannabis…
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What’s going on
It’s a big day! Change has come. At the bare minimum, on a very small scale, but change nonetheless. My name is Cody Lee. I’m the new Digital Editor here at High Times. It’s unbelievable that William S. Burroughs wrote for this magazine. I grew up idolizing him, and now here we are. The first…
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Brand Spotlight: Jungle Boys
As the world of legal cannabis expands at a breakneck pace, some of the names we hold nearest and dearest to our hearts predate the legal industry. They are survivors from the California medical cannabis era that most of the time faced a ton of persecution just trying to exist in the 20 years between…
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How Conway The Machine Turned Tragedy Into Triumph
Conway The Machine smokes an insane amount of weed. “About an ounce a day,” he tells High Times by phone—and that’s normal. The Griselda Records rapper, who’s been on an upward trajectory for the past couple of years, is staying high in other ways though. He recently released his debut studio album for Eminem’s Shady…
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Jon’s Stone Cold Cop List #20
I know, I know. I’m a few days late on this one. I could blame it on the short month, or all the moving parts going on behind the scenes at High Times right now, but the optimist in me would rather just tell you that you’ll have two Cop Lists to look forward to…
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